Windows Defender Agent Commands (Full Scan)

Windows Defender Agent Full Scan Commands

You can preform a virus scans on the agent using the Full Scan function from the Commands menu. The Full Scan function will cause RMMmax to notify the RMM platform that the agent should preform a Windows Defender Full Scan.

Windows Defender full scan command

Full Scan

Scope: Scans the entire system, including all files, folders, and running programs on all mounted drives.
Duration: Can take several hours to complete, depending on the amount of data.
Usage: Ideal when you suspect unusual behavior on your system or when a quick scan does not resolve the issue.

A full scan starts by running a quick scan and then continues with a sequential file scan of all mounted fixed disks and removable/network drives (if the full scan is configured to do so).

A full scan can take a few hours or days to complete, depending on the amount and type of data that needs to be scanned.

When a full scan begins, it uses the security intelligence definitions installed at the time the scan starts. If new security intelligence updates are made available during the full scan, another full scan is required in order to scan for new threat detections contained in the latest update.

Because of the time and resources involved in a full scan, in general, we don’t recommend scheduling full scans.

 

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