Event Logs
Understanding Antivirus Event Logs
By default, ZoneAlarm software records all virus scans, virus definition updates, and virus detections in a log, and archives the logs once every 7 days. To change the logging settings, see Managing Alerts and Logs Settings.
To view logged Antivirus & Anti-spyware events:
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In the main menu of the ZoneAlarm software client, click Tools > Logs.
The Alerts and Logs window opens and shows the Log Viewer. -
From the Select log type drop-down menu, select Antivirus.
The log table shows Antivirus & Anti-spyware events with relevant information:Type The type of event that occurred. Possible values are: - Update - virus and spyware signature definitions update
- Scan - antivirus and anti-spyware scan
- Treatment - action done to an infected file
Date and Time Date and time of the event. Files Names and paths of the scanned and treated files. Possible values are: - A full path name of the file that was infected, treated, or safe (in case of a manual scan of a safe file)
- Multiple Files - when multiple files were scanned
Status Possible values for the default actions are: - Update Install Completed
- Update Canceled
- Update Failed
- Scan Completed
- Scan Canceled
- Scan Failed
- File Repaired
- File Repair Failed
- Treated
- Treatment Failed
- Deleted
- Delete Failed
- Restored
- Restore Failed
Invoke Type How the event occurred. Possible values are: - Auto - through an automatic action
- Manual - through a manual action
Action Outcome Possible values are: - Number of the files scanned and the number and the names of detected infections
- Version number - for updates
To control the view of the log entries:
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From the Show Last drop-down menu, select the number of latest entries to view in the Log Viewer table:
- 10
- 25
- 50
- 100
- 200
- All
- To delete all the entries - click Clear.
- To refresh the Anti-Virus log and to view the latest entries - click Refresh.
- Click OK, when finished.
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