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title: "Monitoring Antivirus Scans"
slug: "monitoring-antivirus-scans-4"
tags: ["8.2", "Portal"]
updated: 2024-12-24T16:33:07Z
published: 2024-12-24T16:33:07Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/monitoring-antivirus-scans-4"
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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 **Services > Antivirus** in the navigation pane. The **Antivirus** page is displayed. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-3O6PNGUQ.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A33%3A52Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A33%3A52Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=vAxmZG4fQixGF%2FKrC6feRdZG%2FZLxVvo2eKjnh9EgGf4%3D)
2. Either:

Or, if antivirus background scanning has been defined, as described in [Background Scanning and Rescanning Files](/v1/docs/background-scanning-and-rescanning-files-5), click the server under **BACKGROUND SCANNERS**. The server window is displayed with the server name as the window title. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-BPHK19SG.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A33%3A52Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A33%3A52Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=vAxmZG4fQixGF%2FKrC6feRdZG%2FZLxVvo2eKjnh9EgGf4%3D)
  1. Click the **MANAGE SERVERS**.  

The **Servers** page is displayed.
          **Note**

          

You can access this page directly by selecting **Main > Servers** in the navigation pane.
  2. Click the server to monitor.
3. In the navigation pane, scroll to **Activity**. The activity graphs are displayed. Scroll to the antivirus graphs to monitor antivirus activity. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-8G1HEUO9.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A33%3A52Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A33%3A52Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=vAxmZG4fQixGF%2FKrC6feRdZG%2FZLxVvo2eKjnh9EgGf4%3D)

**To monitor antivirus tasks:**

1. In the administration view, select **Services > Antivirus** in the navigation pane.  

The **Antivirus** page is displayed.
2. Click the **MANAGE SERVERS**.  

The **Servers** page is displayed.
          **Note**

          

You can access this page directly by selecting **Main > Servers** in the navigation pane.
3. Click the server to monitor.  

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

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-EDH5NPC1.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A33%3A52Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A33%3A52Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=vAxmZG4fQixGF%2FKrC6feRdZG%2FZLxVvo2eKjnh9EgGf4%3D)
4. In the navigation pane, scroll to **Tasks**.  

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

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-Q6M1ME7J.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A33%3A52Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A33%3A52Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=vAxmZG4fQixGF%2FKrC6feRdZG%2FZLxVvo2eKjnh9EgGf4%3D)
  - Recently Completed
  - Scheduled Tasks