Getting Started With Background Scan

Products

• Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (formerly Cb Defense)

Issue/Introduction

Provide information concerning Background Scan configured in Policy Settings

Environment

• Carbon Black Cloud Console: All Versions
• Carbon Black Cloud Sensor: All Versions
• Microsoft Windows: All Supported Versions
• macOS: All Supported Versions
• Linux: All Supported Versions

Resolution

What is Background Scan?

Carbon Black Cloud: What is a Background Scan?
Endpoint Standard: What does a Background Scan do?  
Carbon Black Cloud: Is Background Scan Available to All Customers?

How To Enable Background Scan:

Enable Background On Carbon Black Cloud Sensors

Check the status:

Check Background Scan Status of Carbon Black Cloud Sensor

General Questions:

Carbon Black Cloud: How Long Does it Take for a Background Scan to Complete?
Cb Defense: What is the Performance Impact for Running Background Scan?
Carbon Black Cloud: Can a User Access a File That has not been Scanned by Background Scan?
Carbon Black Cloud: Are there detection reports generated after a background scan?