2.1. Global Scan Configuration
The scan configuration settings define the behavior of Metadefender Core when it is scanning files.
The following settings can be configured through the Scan Configuration page:
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Property |
Description |
Default Value |
CLI config |
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Detect Scan Failures |
Specifies the number of engines that can fail to scan a file before the overall result to be 'failed to scan'. For example, if set to 1, then a single engine failing will not result in the file being labeled 'failed to scan' but if two or more engines fail the overall result will be 'failed to scan.' |
0 |
dsf=<0-n-1>, where n is the total number of current AV engines. |
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Primary Temp Directory |
Directory used to copy files for scanning. |
RAMDisk (if installed) or the system temporary directory |
td=<directory|secondary directory> |
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Secondary Temp Directory |
Optional. Will be used only if the size of an extracted archive exceeds the space available in the primary directory. |
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Number of simultaneous scans |
The number of scans that can run at the same time. |
20 |
tp=<0-400> |
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Terminate engine if scan exceeds |
The amount of time that Metadefender Core will wait for an engine to complete scanning before it terminates the engine process. |
5 minutes |
te=<time in seconds> |
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Maximum File Size for files scanned through the web interface |
The largest allowable size for files scanned through the Metadefender Core web interface. |
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Do not calculate hashes for files larger than |
The maximum size of files to compute the hash. Computing hashes for very large files can take a long time and can significantly affect Metadefender Core's performance. |
100 MB |
tfi=<size> |