Initiating a Manual Scan from Windows Explorer

About this task

This option must be enabled from the CPM dashboard before it is available to the endpoint user.

Procedure

  1. Open Windows™ Explorer on the endpoint computer.
  2. Right-click on any folder or file to be scanned.
  3. Select Scan with Core Protection Module to initiate the scan. Results will let you know if the scan was successful:

    • If nothing was found, click OK in the confirmation dialog box.

    • If the scan found an issue, the action for handling malware (configured by the system administrator) occurs.

  4. See the Manual Scan Results tab immediately after completing the scan for details. See Viewing Scan Results for more information.