Scheduled scans occur at a scheduled time of the day, week, or month. Scheduled scans are useful for scanning large numbers of computer files when you are away from your desk. Symantec AntiVirus version 10 adds the ability to perform Quick Scans. Quick Scans will scan for virus and spyware programs running in memory. They take a much shorter time to run. Full Scans should still be run on a regular basis as well.

For example, you could:

Schedule a scan to occur once a day at 11:00 a.m. before the Server backup starts at 12 noon.
Schedule a scan to occur once a week when you are at a staff meeting.
Schedule a scan to occur on day 26 of each month.

Symantec AntiVirus makes it very easy to schedule/edit a scan your hard drive. This How To gives you the steps.

Schedule a Quick Scan of Your Hard Drive

1. Right Click on the Symantec AntiVirus Client icon ( see below, looks like a Yellow Shield) in the lower right corner of the screen and then Left Click on the words Open Symantec AntiVirus.
   
   
   
   
2. From the Edit menu choose New Scheduled Scan.
3. Select the Quick Scan radio button. Click Next.
4. Enter a name for the Scan, such as Scan HD Quick.
5. Click Next.
6. Select a scan frequency, such as Daily or Weekly.
   • For a Quick Scan, ICT recommends you do a Weekly HD scan.
7. Select an appropriate time.
   When the frequency is Daily, enter a time of day for the scan to occur.
   When the frequency is Weekly, enter a day of the week and time for the scan to occur.
   
8. Click the Advanced Button.
9. To ensure that scheduled update that are missed run at a later time, check the box for Handle missed events within and set the number of days
10. For Daily Scans, ICT recommends that you enter 4 hours.
    For Weekly Scans, ICT recommends that you enter 1 day.
    
11. Click OK.
12. Click Next. Click Options. Click Advanced (top right corner).
13. Check Close Scan progress when done. Click OK.
14. Click Save Settings. Click OK.
15. Click Save.
    
    NOTE: ICT recommends that you also schedule a Full Scan of your Hard Drive. See the next section.
    
    
16. If you already have a Full Scan created, click Exit to close Symantec AntiVirus.

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Schedule a Full Scan of Your Hard Drive

1. The Symantec AntiVirus Client should still be open.
2. From the Edit menu choose New Scheduled Scan.
3. Select the Full Scan radio button. Click Next.
4. Enter a name for the Scan, such as Scan HD Full.
5. Click Next.
6. Select a scan frequency, such as Weekly or Monthly.
   • For a Full Scan, ICT recommends you do a Monthly HD scan.
7. Select an appropriate time.
   When the frequency is Weekly, enter a day of the week and time for the scan to occur.
   When the frequency is Monthly, enter a day of the month (1-28) and time for the scan to occur..
8. Click the Advanced Button.
9. To ensure that scheduled update that are missed run at a later time, check the box for Handle missed events within and set the number of days
10. For Weekly Scans, ICT recommends that you enter 1 hours.
    For Monthly Scans, ICT recommends that you enter 20 day.
    
    Tip: At this box you see the option for "Perform this user-defined scan even when the user is not logged in." This should remain checked. This also means that these scans will occur if the computer is at the Log On/Off (Ctrl - Alt - Delete) screen. You could set this scan to occur at night. Then leave the computer "on" but at the Log On/Off prompt.
    
    
11. Click OK.
12. Click Next. Click Options. Click Advanced (top right corner).
13. Be sure that there is a check in the Close Scan progress when done box.
14. Click OK. Click Save Settings. Click OK.
15. Click Save.
    
    NOTE: You may create additional scans if desired.
    
    
16. If you're finished, click Exit to close Symantec AntiVirus.

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Edit an Existing Scheduled Scan

These steps will help you modify a scan that you have already created.

1. Right Click on the Symantec AntiVirus Client icon ( see below, looks like a Yellow Shield) in the lower right corner of the screen and then Left Click on the words Open Symantec AntiVirus.
2. On the left side of the screen, click the + sign next to Scheduled Scans.
3. Click once on the scan you wish to edit (such as Scan HD Full).
4. Click Edit. Click the Options button.
5. Edit the values at this screen.
6. While still at the Options screen, click the Advanced Button. Edit the values at this screen.
   • ICT recommends you leave Skip offline and sparse files selected.
7. Click OK.Click OK.
8. Click the Schedule tab.
9. If needed, edit the time and frequency of the scan.
10. Click the Name/Description tab.
11. If needed, edit the Name and Description of the scan.
12. Click OK. You're finished.
13. Click Exit to close Symantec AntiVirus.

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