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Respond to a scan prompt

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When a scheduled on-demand scan is about to start, Trellix ENS might prompt you for input to continue. The prompt appears only if the scan is configured to allow you to defer, pause, resume, or cancel the scan.

If you don't select an option, the scan starts automatically.

If the scan is configured to run only the scan when the computer is idle, Trellix ENS displays a dialog when the scan is paused. If configured, you can also resume these paused scans or reset them to run only when you're idle.

Note

Windows 8 and 10 use toast notifications — messages that pop up to notify you of both alerts and prompts. Click the toast notification to display the notification in Desktop mode.

Task

At the prompt, select one of these options.

Note

The options that appear depend on how the scan is configured.

Scan Now

Starts the scan immediately.

View Scan

Views detections for a scan in progress.

Pause Scan

Pauses the scan.

Depending on the configuration, clicking Pause Scan might reset the scan to run only when you're idle. Click Resume Scan to resume the scan where it left off.

Resume Scan

Resumes a paused scan.

Cancel Scan

Cancels the scan.

Defer Scan

Delays the scan for the specified number of hours.

Scheduled scan options determine how many times that you can defer the scan for one hour. You might be able to defer the scan more than once.

Close

Closes the scan page.

If the scanner detects a threat, Trellix ENS might prompt you for input to continue, depending on how settings are configured.