Some Endpoint Protection (SEP) clients report an old last scan date and scheduled scans do not start as planned in the Virus and Spyware Protection policy.
The GUI shows Last Scan at an old date while the Next Scheduled Scan seems planned as per policy.
Based on the below registry REG_DWORD it seems that the last scan started as planned by policy.
KEY: HKLM\software\wow6432node\symantec\symantec endpoint protection\av\localscans\[Generally the first key. A series of letters and numbers that correspond to the ScanGuidID]\schedule
Value REG_DWORD: laststart
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The below registry REG_DWORD shows a date set in the past.
KEY: HKLM\software\wow6432node\symantec\symantec endpoint protection\av\localscans\[Generally the first key. A series of letters and numbers that correspond to the ScanGuidID]\schedule
Value REG_DWORD: nextscanafter