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title: Antivirus Scanning
description: Use Antivirus Scanning to help protect your instance against virus infections that can be introduced by file attachments to your system records, such as incidents, problems, and stories.
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# Antivirus Scanning

Use Antivirus Scanning to help protect your instance against virus infections that can be introduced by file attachments to your system records, such as incidents, problems, and stories.

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 [Learn the value of Antivirus Scanning.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/exploring-antivirus-scanning.md)

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 [Understand how to configure Antivirus protection.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/configure-antivirus-protection.md)

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 [Learn what to do with infected files.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/resolve-infected-file.md)

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 [Know about the Dictionary Attributes for Antivirus Scanning.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/dictionary-attributes-antivirus-scan.md)

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