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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section IV. Malware scanning
  4. Scan host configurations
  5. NetBackup malware scan host capabilities
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

NetBackup malware scan host capabilities

The NetBackup malware scan host that is configured on stand-alone Windows vs Linux operating system will differ slightly in its capabilities and behavior. Windows and Linux hosts can be used as a stand-alone scan host for on-demand malware scan. The prerequisites for a scan host, for Windows and Linux operating system hosts are mentioned in the following section:

Note:

For faster scans, better resource utilizations (supports multiple scans in parallel) and consistent scan performance, it is recommended to use the Linux scan host using the NFS share type and NetBackup Malware Scanner (Avira).

See Configure malware scan host for Linux NFS share type and Avira.

Windows and Linux scan host will not be able to scan the following file types (these will be skipped):

  • Password protected files

  • Encrypted files

  • Compressed and password protected file archives (zip, tar, gzip)

  • Corrupted files

Windows and Linux scan host will skip a file if the scanner is unable to determine the file type.

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Prerequisites for a scan host

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