Scanning the Computer for Anti-Malware

You can start a scan of your computer or a specific file, folder, or directory in these ways.

  1. In the Endpoint Security Main Page, click Tools > Scan system now.

  2. Right-click the notification area icon and select Scan system now.

Right-click a file, folder, or drive on your computer and select Scan with Check Point Anti-Malware.

Based on the settings configured by your administrator, Anti-Malware scans the full contents of your computer. It finds malware that might be dormant on all parts of your computer.

Because full-computer scans are very thorough, they require time and computer resources. Therefore, your computer's performance might be slow while a full-computer scan is in progress. To prevent an effect on your work, your administrator can schedule scans to run at a time when you are not likely to use your computer.

Note - If you click Pause in the Scan window while a scan runs, only the current scan stops. On-Access scanning is not disabled. Click Resume to continue the scan.

Understanding Scan Results

After the scan is completed, the details of the malware detected show in the scan window.

The details are:

  • Threat - The name of the malware detected.

  • Type - The type of threat.

  • Action - What actions the Endpoint Security did.

  • Result - The result of the action.

  • Path - Where the infection was found on the computer.