How to disable/enable Startup and Quick Scans within the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

Products

• Endpoint Protection

Issue/Introduction

You want to know how to either enable or disable Startup and Quick Scans within the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.

Resolution

1. Log into the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and click on the Clients tab.

2. In the right-hand pane, click on the Policies tab.
3. Under Location-specific Policies and Settings, double-click Antivirus & Antisypware Policy and click Edit Shared.
4. On the Antivirus and Antispyware Policy page, click Administrator-defined Scans. Select the Advanced tab.
5. Under Startup and Triggered Scans, check or uncheck the following options:

• Run startup scans when users log on
• Allow users to modify startup scans
• Run a Quick Scan when new definitions arrive

6. Click OK.

References
Page 463 of the administration_guide.pdf

ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/symantec_endpoint_protection/11.0/manuals/administration_guide.pdf