Using Virus Scanner in cPanel

The Virus Scanner in cPanel helps you protect your hosting account by scanning files for viruses, trojans, and other types of malware. You can scan emails, website files, FTP directories, or your entire account to ensure your data remains safe.

What the Virus Scanner Does

• Detects viruses, trojans, and malware using multiple definition databases.

• Scans different areas of your account: email, public web space, FTP directories, or the entire home directory.

• Provides options to quarantine, destroy, or ignore infected files.

Running a Virus Scan

1. Log in to cPanel.

2. On the Tools page → Advanced section, click Virus Scanner.

3. Under Start a New Scan, choose what you want to scan:

   • Scan Mail → Checks incoming and outgoing email messages.

   • Scan Entire Home Directory → Scans all files in your account.

   • Scan Public Web Space → Scans files in the public_html directory.

   • Scan Public FTP Space → Scans files in the public_ftp directory.

4. Click Scan Now.

   • The scan may take time depending on the number of files.

Handling Infected Files

If the scanner finds infected files, you can choose one of the following actions:

• Quarantine → Moves the file to a quarantine directory (/home/username/quarantine_clamavconnector).

• Destroy → Permanently deletes the infected file.

• Ignore → Leaves the file unchanged.

To complete the process, click Process Cleanup.