AntiVirus by McAfee

DSM Version

AntiVirus by McAfee

Features

  • Scans and detects abnormal files to protect your Synology NAS from malware and viruses
  • Supports customized scan plans with configurable schedules and targets
  • Automatically identifies and scans new or modified files to reduce the scanning time

Specifications

  • Powered by McAfee scan engine
  • Scans the full system or specific folders
  • Scheduled automatic scan tasks
  • Smart Scan for new or modified files
  • Whitelist to exclude files from being scanned
  • Automatic update of virus definitions
  • Available on specific models only (Learn more from this page)

Limitations

  • Minimum capacity of RAM required: 512 MB
  • Remote Folders (CIFS) mounted in File Station are not included in full scan
  • Does not support scanning the following items:
    • Read-only shared folders
    • Hybrid Share folders
    • Email service-related folders, including the default MailPlus shared folder and Maildir folders in users' "home" directory. You can run an antivirus engine on your Synology MailPlus Server to scan incoming MailPlus messages
    • Snapshots
    • Files backed up via Time Machine
    • Invisible .bucket files within .hbk files from Hyper Backup's multi-version backup tasks in local destinations