{"id":1574,"date":"2021-09-01T13:04:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T13:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=1574"},"modified":"2021-09-01T13:08:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T13:08:42","slug":"how-to-scan-your-email-and-website-for-viruses-using-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/how-to-scan-your-email-and-website-for-viruses-using-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Scan Your Email and Website for Viruses Using cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is essential to look over your web site and email for viruses and this is often easy to try by using cPanel\u2019s in-built Virus Scanner. Just follow the directions below.<\/p>\n<p>1. Log in to your <strong>cPanel<\/strong> account using the correct login details.<\/p>\n<p>2. Check for the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> section and click on<strong> Virus Scanner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1577\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-1-300x96.png\" alt=\"virus-1\" width=\"605\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-1-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-1.png 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Once the new page opens, you will get a list of options of things to scan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1578\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-2-300x124.png\" alt=\"virus-2\" width=\"718\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-2-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-2.png 718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Select the files that that you simply want to be scanned (email, home directory, web space or FTP space) and then click on the <strong>Scan Now<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p>5. Once you click Scan Now, a new page gets open showing you the progress of the scan and any files which can are infected.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1579\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-3-300x171.png\" alt=\"virus-3\" width=\"909\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-3-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-3-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-3.png 909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. Within the example above, no viruses were discovered. During this case, clicking the blue <strong>OK button<\/strong> would take you back to the <strong>Start of a New Scan<\/strong> page. However, if a virus was found, clicking the OK button would take you to a new page where the threat can be dealt with.<\/p>\n<p>7. Wherever a virus is found, you&#8217;re given 3 choices of what to do with it: Quarantine, Destroy or Ignore. Once you have got determined that actions to take, click on your chosen possibility and then click on the blue <strong>Process Cleanup<\/strong> button to carry that action out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1580\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-4-300x84.png\" alt=\"virus-4\" width=\"790\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-4-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-4-768x214.png 768w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-4.png 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>8. A new screen will get appera to confirm the <strong>Cleanup Process<\/strong> has been completed with success.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1581\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-5-300x60.png\" alt=\"virus-5\" width=\"830\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-5-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-5-768x155.png 768w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/virus-5.png 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>9. The method is now completed. Clicking on the <strong>GO Back<\/strong> button can take you back to the Start New Scan page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is essential to look over your web site and email for viruses and this is often easy to try by using cPanel\u2019s in-built Virus Scanner. 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