Deleting Files from Quarantine Automatically

You can configure a global setting that will delete quarantined files on endpoints after a specified number of days.

Prerequisites:

• Ensure the latest version of the AntiVirus definition file is installed on endpoints, as it may contain the definition required to clean the threat detected.
• Monitor endpoints for behavior that indicates a quarantined file is needed by a program to function, requiring that a replacement file be obtained.
• Consider submitting quarantined files to Ivanti for further analysis. It may be a new virus or a variant of an existing one.
• Ensure files have been in quarantine for at least 30 AntiVirus days. Updates occur several times daily. Files in quarantine are automatically scanned upon update and if cleaned are moved back to their original location.

1. Select Tools > Options.
2. Click the AntiVirus tab.
3. Select Enable the automatic deletion of files from Quarantine.
4. In the Delete from quarantine after field, enter the quarantine age of files to be automatically deleted in days.
   1 to 60 days from the date a file was quarantined can be entered. Default: 30 days.
5. Click Save.
   Quarantined files will now be deleted from endpoints when their age surpasses the number of days you entered.