Assets by policy type

This procedure is not applicable for YARA scanning.

The following section describes the procedure for scanning Cloud object store assets for malware through the Cloud-Object-Store policy type.

To scan the supported assets by policy type, perform the following:

On the left, click Detection and reporting > Malware detection.
On the Malware detection page, click Scan for malware.
In the Search by option, select Assets by policy type.
From the Client/Asset table, select a Client/Asset to scan.
Click Next.
If the selected client in the previous step supports multiple policy types, you can select a single policy type for scanning.
For the Start date/time and End date/time verify the date and the time range or update it.
The scan is initiated for a maximum of 100 images.
In the Scanner host pool, select the appropriate host pool name.
From the Current infection status list select one of the following:
- Not scanned
- Not infected
- Infection detected by malware scan
- Infection detected by file hash search
- All
Click Scan for malware.
Warning:
Scan is limited to only 100 images. Adjust the date range and try again.
After the scan is initiated, the Scan status is displayed. The following are the status fields:
- Not scanned
- Not infected
- Infected
- Failed
  Note:
  Hover over the status to view the reason for the failed scan.
  Any backup images that fail validation are ignored. Malware scanning is supported for the backup images that are stored on storage with instant access capability and for the supported policy types only.
- Pending
- In progress
- Aborted on detection of malware

For more information on the malware scan status, refer to the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.