---
title: "Monitoring Antivirus Scans"
slug: "monitoring-antivirus-scans-4-1"
tags: ["8.3", "Portal"]
updated: 2026-08-13T11:34:23Z
published: 2026-08-13T11:34:23Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/monitoring-antivirus-scans-4-1"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Monitoring Antivirus Scans

You can monitor the antivirus scanning activity as well as the antivirus tasks.

**To monitor antivirus scanning:**

1. In the global administration view, select **Main > Servers** in the navigation pane.  

The **Servers** page is displayed.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-EMJH2JNR.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A43%3A49Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A43%3A49Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=TB4axm57BysW5K03QPSHqIp9I2WQZ1%2BPEQJ2W4KTRCU%3D)
2. Click the server that has been configured as an antivirus background scanner.  

The server window is displayed with the server name as the window title.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-VEF2Y3W9.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A43%3A49Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A43%3A49Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=TB4axm57BysW5K03QPSHqIp9I2WQZ1%2BPEQJ2W4KTRCU%3D)
3. In the navigation pane, scroll to **Activity**.  

The activity graphs are displayed. Scroll to the antivirus graphs to monitor antivirus activity.

**Note**

You can also view the graphs in the **Main > Dashboard**, in the **Platform Monitoring** tab by scrolling down to the bottom and in the **Activity** tab, selecting **AV**.

**To monitor antivirus tasks:**

1. In the global administration view, select **Main > Servers** in the navigation pane.  

The **Servers** page is displayed.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-EMJH2JNR.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A43%3A49Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A43%3A49Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=TB4axm57BysW5K03QPSHqIp9I2WQZ1%2BPEQJ2W4KTRCU%3D)
2. Click the server that has been configured as an antivirus background scanner.  

The server window is displayed with the server name as the window title.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-VEF2Y3W9.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A43%3A49Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A43%3A49Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=TB4axm57BysW5K03QPSHqIp9I2WQZ1%2BPEQJ2W4KTRCU%3D)
3. In the navigation pane, scroll to **Tasks**.  

The tasks are displayed in the following tabs:
  - Running Tasks
  - Recently Completed
  - Scheduled Tasks

**Note**

You can also view the tasks in the **Main > Dashboard**, in the **Platform Monitoring** tab by scrolling down to the bottom, in the **Tasks** tab.