Selecting the sites to scan with the on-demand scan

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Applies to: Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint

Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint offers flexibility in selecting what SharePoint sites (sites) to scan with the on-demand scan. You can configure the scan to include all existing SharePoint sites, or you can build an inclusion list from available sites.

Note

Scans targeting large sites or many sites may run for a long time. Running such scans using the on-demand scan is not recommended. Use the scheduled scan instead; for more information, see Scheduling malware scanning.

To select which sites to scan on demand

  1. In the Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint Administrator Console, click Tasks, and in Task Library, click On-Demand Scan.

  2. In the Task Library - On-Demand Scan pane, in the Scan targets and options section, you can select one of these options for scanning SharePoint sites:

    • All—Scans all sites.

      Warning

      The default for on-demand scanning is to scan all sites, including the SharePoint Central Administration sites and all user sites on the SharePoint server. It is recommended that you manually select the user sites you want to scan in order to avoid scanning the SharePoint Central Administration sites.

    • Selected—Scans specific sites. When you choose Selected, the Select Scan Targets button becomes active.

      Note

      Sites with names that are made up entirely of backslashes () are not scanned.

      If you click the Select Scan Targets button, the Select Scan Targets dialog box opens to the Tree View tab, displaying a listing of available sites on the server. To view each available site, click Expand All. You can select each site to be scanned by clicking the check box next to its name.

      If the site you want to scan is not on the list, you can search for it. In the Select the sites to be scanned box enter the name of a site to find. You can just enter the first few characters of the name and all the matching sites will be returned. The Select Scan Targets dialog switches to Search View in order to display the results. Select the site by clicking the check box next to its name.

      In the input box below the Tree View and Search View area, you can manually type specific sites, folders, or files to scan. You must enter the full URLs, one at a time, and include only one URL per line.

  3. After selecting your sites, click OK to confirm your selections and return to the Task Library - On-Demand Scan pane.

See Also

Concepts

Configuring the on-demand scan
Running the on-demand scan immediately