Virus Scanning

Summary

This article explains how to perform a virus scan using Microsoft Defender.

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SHSU currently uses Microsoft Defender for virus scanning. Defender performs quick scan daily and full scan weekly by default. Most of the times, these scans run in the background or overnight, so you may never know the scan is happening. You can run an on-demand scan at any time by following the instructions below.

To open Defender:

  1. Search for Security in the Start Menu
  2. Highlight Windows Security
  3. Select Open
  4. Select Virus & threat protection.

To quickly scan common malware areas in just a few minutes, select Quick scan.

To scan the entire system, you will need to run a Full Scan. To access that option:

  1. Select Scan options.
  2. Select Full scan.
  3. Click Scan now.

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Article ID: 20283
Created
Tue 4/15/25 12:11 PM
Modified
Tue 4/22/25 9:48 AM