Setting Up and Starting Security Scanning

To set up and start regular security scanning:

  1. Go to Modules > Watchdog > the Preferences tab.
  2. Specify how often Watchdog should scan the server for malicious code in the Repeat security scanning drop-down box.
  3. Click Apply.

    Security scanning will start immediately and will repeat in accordance with the settings you defined. By default, security scanning is started at 2 a.m. local time.

To run on demand scanning:

  1. Go to Modules > Watchdog > the Security tab.
  2. Click the Start icon in the Tools group.

    Watchdog will update its knowledge base and start scanning. Upon completion, a detailed report will be presented on the screen.

To switch off regular security scanning:

  1. Go to Modules > Watchdog > the Preferences tab.
  2. Select the disabled value from the Repeat security scanning drop-down box.
  3. Click Apply.