Contents->Scanning

1. Scan Settings
2. Creating Scan Items
3. Start Scan
4. Scan Results

See also; Updating The Virus Database and Clam AntiVirus

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Scan Settings

When run AVScan for the first time, you should see the Scan Page as shown below (if not, then click on the Scan tab to go to this page).

You can enter the Scan Settings explicitly or create a Scan Item to store the Scan Settings for frequent use.

Scan Settings

• Location - Specifies the absolute path to a file or directory that you want to scan for viruses. If you specify a file then only that file will be scanned. If you specify a directory then all files in that directory will be scanned.
• Recursive - Recurse into subdirectories if the specified Location is a directory.
• Executables Only - Only scan files that are set executable. If you wish to do a through scan, then it is recommended that you do not use this setting since non-executable files may also contain viruses.
• Ignore Links - Ignore the scanning of links. This may be useful in avoiding redundent scanning of the same object that is referenced by multiple links. However, it may compromise the throughness of a scan, in which case this setting is not recommended.
• Virus Database Location - Specifies the location of the Virus Database, this value is set by going to Database->Location... The Virus Database can be a file or a directory. The default value is:
  • /usr/share/clamav

Scan Items are used to conviently store Scan Settings for frequent use.

To create a new Scan Item, Click on the Add... button.

A dialog will appear prompting you for the Scan Settings. Enter the new Scan Settings and then click on Set.

Whenever you want to use this new Scan Item just select it from the Scan List and its values will be automatically entered in to the Scan Settings.

Once you have properly entered the Scan Settings you can begin the scan.

To start scanning, click on the Start button.

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Scan Results

Immediately after you start the scan the Results Page should appear (as shown below) and any objects found to have viruses or problems will be listed on the Results list.

A dialog will appear after the scan to report the results of the scan.

It is recommended that you recycle any objects found to have viruses by selecting it on the Results list and then click on the Recycle button.

Never attempt to view or run an object that has been found to have a virus.

You can save the results to a log file by going to Results->Save As...

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