Store scanning effects

 

Applies to: Microsoft Antigen

The following sections show, in table format, the effects that the various options have on Store Scanning.

Store scanning when using default settings

The following table describes the default Store Scanning used by Antigen for Exchange. This is the behavior you will see if no default settings are changed.

Normal Mode (defaults)

On first access

Always scan.

On subsequent access

Do not scan.

During Background Scan

Always scan.

During manual scan

Always scan.

The following tables show the deviations from the normal mode that occur as you enable the options.

Store scanning with a single option enabled

The following tables show the effect of enabling one additional store scanning option when running a Realtime or Manual Scan Job.

Scan on Scanner Update enabled

On subsequent access

Scan if an engine has updated since previous on-access scan.

Store scanning with two options enabled

The following table describes the effect of enabling two store scanning options.

Scan on Scanner Update enabled

Enable Background Scan if 'Scan on Scanner Update' enabled

On subsequent access

Scan if an engine has updated since previous on-access scan. Also starts a background scan every time an engine updates.