Best practice: Configure an on-demand scan of the test group

Create an on-demand scan task that starts after you update the DAT files to your test group, to scan for any problems that occur in your test group.

You must have created the test group in your System Tree.

Note
This configuration assumes that you are not using user systems as your test systems. If you are using actual user systems, you might need to change some of these scan configurations.

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To create a new on-demand scan task, select Menu → Policy → Client Task Catalog, then from the Client Task Catalog page in the Client Task Types list, expand VirusScan Enterprise and click On Demand Scan.
In the Client Task Catalog page, click New Task, and in the New Task dialog box, confirm that On Demand Scan is selected and click OK.
On the Client Task Catalog: New Task page, type a name, for example, Evaluation test group ODS task, and add a detailed description.
Click the Scan Locations tab, then configure these settings:
1. For the Locations to scan, configure:
  - Memory for rootkits
  - Running Processes
  - All local disks
  - Windows folder
2. For the Scan options, select Include subfolders and Scan boot sectors.
Click the Scan Items tab, then configure these settings:
1. For File types to scan, select All files.
2. For Options, select Detect unwanted programs.
3. For Heuristics, select Find unknown program threats and Find unknown macro threats.
In the Actions tab:
1. For When a threat is found, configure Clean files, then Delete files.
2. For When an unwanted program is found, configure Clean files, then Delete files.
Click the Performance tab and configure System utilization as Low and Artemis as Very Low.
Important
Do not change any settings on the Reports tab.
In the Task tab:
1. For Platforms where this task will run, select Run this task on servers and Run this task on workstations.
2. For User account to use when running task, set your credentials and select the test group domain.
Click Save.

Now the on-demand scan task is configured to scan for any problems that might occur in your test group. Next configure a client task to schedule when to launch the task.