Backup scanning plan

To scan backups for malware (including ransomware), create a backup scanning plan.

Limitations

• When you select backups to scan, you can select backup sets that include a Continuous data protection (CDP) backup. However, only non-CDP backups in these backup sets will be scanned. For more information about the CDP backups, refer to Continuous data protection (CDP).
• When you perform safe recovery of an entire machine, you can select a backup set that includes a CDP backup. However, the recovery will not use the CDP backup data. To recover this data, run a Files/folders recovery additionally.

To create a backup scanning plan

1. In the service console, go to Management > Backup scanning.
2. Click Create plan.

3. Specify the name of the plan and the following parameters:

   • Scan type:

     • Cloud – this option cannot be changed. An automatically selected cloud agent will perform the backup scan.

   • Backups to scan:

     • Locations – select locations with backup sets that you want to scan.
     • Backups – select backup sets that you want to scan.

   • Scan for:

     • Malware – this option cannot be changed. The scan checks the selected backup sets for malware (including ransomware).
   • Encryption – to scan encrypted backup sets, specify the encryption password. If you select a location or multiple backup sets and the specified password does not match a backup set, an alert is created.
   • Schedule – this option cannot be changed. In the cloud storage, the scan starts automatically.
4. Click Create.

As a result, a backup scanning plan is created and a cloud agent will scan for malware the locations or the backup sets that you specified.