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    <h1 class="topictitle1">Custom scans</h1>

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        <p id="concept_E23E9BFF555E4C3AAE98A4FCEC68C64D__paragraph_named_scan"><a name="concept_E23E9BFF555E4C3AAE98A4FCEC68C64D__paragraph_named_scan"><!-- --></a>A custom scan is a scan that you initiate. It is a scan of
            specific sets of files, folders, or volumes.</p>

        <p>You might want to run a custom scan because you want to scan only suspicious parts of a
            disk or you want to discover files that are infected <em>before</em> you need to use
            them.</p>

        <div class="important"><span class="importanttitle">Important:</span> If your organization uses a management console, additional scheduled
            scans may appear. You will not be able to edit or disable these scans, although a user
            who is an administrator can delete scans that have been scheduled from a
            management console. </div>

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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../tasks/Run_a_named_scan_immediately.html">Run a custom scan</a></strong><br/>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../tasks/Add_a_named_scan.html">Add a custom scan</a></strong><br/>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../tasks/Add_a_custom_scan_of_a_threat.html">Add a custom scan of a threat</a></strong><br/>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../tasks/Copy_a_custom_scan.html">Copy a custom scan</a></strong><br/>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../concepts/Editing_a_named_scan.html">Configuring a custom scan</a></strong><br/>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../tasks/Delete_a_named_scan.html">Delete a custom scan</a></strong><br/>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../tasks/View_log_of_a_named_scan.html">View a custom scan log</a></strong><br/>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="../concepts/Scanning_for_threats.html" title="">Scanning for threats</a></div>
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