Perform malware scanning
You can start the malware scanning to detect the malware.
- On left, click Detection and reporting > Malware detection.
- On the Malware detection page, click Scan for malware .
- From the Search by option, select one of the following:
Backup images .
Assets by policy type
Note:
NetBackup supports MS-windows and standard policy types for malware scan.
Assets by protection plans
Note:
NetBackup support VMware assets for malware scan.
- From the Client/Asset table, select a client/Asset to scan.
- Click Next.
- On the Start date/time and End date/time verify the date and time range or update.
Note:
According to selection criteria, scan gets initiated to maximum of 100 images.
- In the Scanner host pool, Select the appropriate host pool name.
- From the Current status of malware scan, select one of the following:
Not scanned
Not infected
Infected
All
- Click Scan for malware.
Warning:
There are more than 100 images in your search. Unable to scan more than 100 images. Adjust the date range and try again.
Note:
Malware scanner host can initiate the scanning of three images at the same time.
- Once Scan initiated you can see Malware Scan Progress on Malware Detection, you can see the following fields:
Not scanned
Not infected
Infected
Failed
Note:
When we hover on failed status tool tip displays the reason of failed scan.
Note:
The backup images which failed in validation, are ignored. Malware scanning is supported for backup image stored on MSDP storage with instant access capability for the supported policy type only.