To perform a malware scan

1. On left, click Detection and reporting > Malware detection.
2. On the Malware detection page, click Scan for malware.
3. In the Search by option, select one of the following:

   • Backup images

   • Assets by policy type

   • Assets by workload type

     Note:

     NetBackup supports VMware assets for malware scan of backup images only with MSDP.

   For more information on the options for scanning, refer to the following on-demand scan:

   • See Backup images.

   • See Assets by policy type.

   • See Assets by workload type.

   Following steps are applicable for scanning Assets by policy type and Assets by workload type.

4. From the Client/Asset table, select a Client/Asset to scan.
5. Click Next.

   Note:

   (Applicable only if Search by option is selected as Assets by policy type) If the selected client in the previous step supports multiple policy types, then user has an option of selecting a single policy type for scanning.

6. For the Start date/time and End date/time verify the date and the time range or update it.

   Note:

   According to selection criterion, scan gets initiated to maximum of 100 images.

7. In the Scanner host pool, Select the appropriate host pool name.
8. (Applicable only for the NAS-Data-Protection policy type) In the Volume field, Select volume backed up for NAS devices.

   Volume-level filtering only fetches the top-level directories of the NAS-Data-Protection volume backup. Volume-level filtering is applicable only if the top-level directory is a volume. In such a case, you can select individual backup images with the Backup images option in the Search by option.

9. From the Current status of malware scan, select one of the following:

   • Not scanned

   • Not infected

   • Infected

   • All

10. Click Scan for malware.

    There are more than 100 images in your search. Unable to scan more than 100 images. Adjust the date range and try again.

11. After the scan is initiated, the Malware Scan Progress is displayed. Following are the status fields:

    • Not scanned

    • Not infected

    • Infected

    • Failed

      Note:

      When we hover on failed status, the tool tip displays the reason for failed scan.

      The backup images which failed in validation, are ignored. Malware scanning is supported for the backup images that are stored on storage with instant access capability for the supported policy type only.

    • Pending

    • In progress