EduSweep 2 User Documentation

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Welcome

EduSweep is a tool for finding and removing unwanted files - based on their extension, their name, or their content. It helps to keep your network free of files that contravene your usage policies, that take up too much space or that may be vectors for malicious content.

EduSweep offers features that go beyond what is offered by the built-in Windows search tools; it can help you to target specific types of unwanted files more easily while also offering evidence gathering and file inspection tools.

Scan tasks make repeated, regular scans quick and easy to run. Select relevant directories to scan then quickly target groups of files using signatures (premade sets of things to detect during the scan). The Signature Studio utility lets you create, manage and share custom signatures that extend the signatures included with the application.

Built-in reporting tools support evidence collection, with a report being produced each time a scan task completes. HTML export of reports is available to facilitate archiving and printing.

Quarantine functionality allows you to store files for further inspection, while the included File Inspector utility can offer insights into a file’s true content using TrID technology to identify file types based on their binary signatures. This helps in finding files that have been disguised by having their extension changed.

The latest version of EduSweep adds ClamAV integration. This allows you to connect EduSweep to a ClamAV server (clamd) so that any files detected during an EduSweep scan will be automatically scanned for viruses, adding another layer of protection and threat detection.