Run AV Scan Task (AVRUNTSK)

The Run AV Scan Task (AVRUNTSK) command is used to run a scan task. If you configured the task to run on schedule, then the task will run automatically at the specified time. However if you did not schedule the task, then the AVRUNTSK command must be used to start the task manually. You can submit a scan task using option 1 on the Main menu.

Do not run AVRUNTSK (or AVSCAN) commands interactively unless you are running in a restricted state. Virus scanning is very CPU intensive and running the command interactively will likely slow down other jobs on the system.

The results of scan tasks can be seen using Main menu option 11 (Display Messages), and option 10 (Work with logs).

See On-Demand Scanning.