Scans of files, folders, and programs The virus and spyware protection service scans information on your computer at these times:. When you access files, folders, and programs, referred to as an on-access scan. The system administrator determines which types of files are scanned on access.

When you request a manual scan, referred to as an on-demand scan. In addition, the administrator can schedule on-demand scans for specified times. If your computer is powered off when a scan is scheduled to occur, the scan takes place five minutes after you power up your computer. If you are installing the client software for the first time, we recommend running an on-demand scan of all your computer’s drives as soon as installation is complete. Email scans The email scanner in the virus and spyware protection service works with MAPI-based email, such as Microsoft Outlook, and provides two methods of scanning email folders, attachments, and message bodies. The on-delivery email scanner automatically examines email messages and attachments on delivery. The administrator determines whether this feature is activated.

The on-demand email scanner examines email messages and attachments already in your Inbox and personal folders. You can configure and start the on-demand email scanner from Microsoft Outlook.

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Use the on-demand email scanner to supplement the protection that the on-delivery email scanner provides. If Microsoft Outlook has been closed or you are installing the client software for the first time, we recommend running an on-demand email scan as soon as installation is complete.