Malware Statistics Report
The Malware Statistics report provides a graphical representation of the total malware identified at the target endpoints and the actions taken against them by CIS during a selected period and a list of those malware with details on the target computers from which they are identified. The report enables the administrator to learn the trend of malware attacks that have occurred during a certain period of time.
To generate a 'Malware Statistics' report click the 'statistics' tile from the 'reports gallery' screen.
The 'Create Malware Statistics Report' wizard will start.
Step 1 - Select Targets
The 'Select Targets' screen will appear:
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Select the group from the left hand side pane and select the member endpoint(s) for which you wish to generate the 'Malware Statistics' report from the right hand side pane
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Swipe the screen to the left or click the right arrow to move to step 2
Step 2 - Selecting Report Parameters
The next step is to select the period for which you wish the report to be created.
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The time period options available are:
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Year - Generates statistics from any year (from 1st January YYYY)
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Month - Generates statistics from the beginning of the current month (from 1st MM YYYY)
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Week - Generates statistics for any of the weeks between Sunday and Saturday. The week can be selected from a calendar in the next step 'Select Period'
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Daily - Generates statistics for any one day. The day can be selected from a calendar in the next step 'Select Period'
Select the time period for which you wish to generate the statistics report
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Options:
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Include details on actions taken - Select this option if you want the Malware Statistics report t contain 'Details per computer' that gives details on each and every malware detected, its detection location and time and the action taken on it by CIS at the endpoint(s). The report will contain only graphical representations of the statistics of malware detected from various target computers if this option is not selected.
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Swipe the screen or click the right arrow to move to step 3 - Select Period.
The next screen allows you to choose the specific time period as per the selection made in step 2.
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Swipe the screen or click the right arrow to move to step 4 - Options
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Generate downloadable report file - Select this option if you need to print or archive the report. You can choose the printable file to be generated in portable document (.pdf) or spreadsheet (.xls) format. On completion, the report generated can be downloaded to the administrator's computer.
Step 5 - Generate Report
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Click the Finish icon
or swipe the screen to left to start generating the report.
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The 'reports explorer' screen will be opened with the running reports tab selected. All the reports being generated currently will be listed with their status.
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On completion of required report generation, select the report and click the details icon
. The report page will be displayed.
The report will contain a bar-graph representation malware statistics of the selected target computers for the selected time period. If the option 'Include details on actions taken' is chosen in step 2, the report will also contain 'Details per Computer' with granular details on the malware found at each endpoint and the action taken against them.
Example 1 - Malware Statistics only:
'Deleted', 'Ignored' and 'Quarantined' are the decisions taken by CIS in reaction to each piece of detected malware. The first chart indicates that a total of malware alerts were generated in the time period. The 2nd chart breaks down 10 alerts by the decisions taken by CIS.
Example 2 - Malware Statistics report with Details per Computer:
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The screenshot below shows an example of 'Malware Statistics' Detailed Report. The detailed report shows the comparison graphs and details on the malware identified from the selected endpoints.
Available Report Filters
The report screen allows the administrator to optimize the search by using the filter option. The available filters for the Malware Statistics report are:
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Malware - Searches the report based on the malware's name
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Location - Searches the report based on the path where the malware is located in the endpoint
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Date/Time - Searches the report based on the action taken date and time
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Action - Filters the report based on the action taken
To filter the results:
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Click the filter icon
in any of the respective column header to search for a particular item
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Type or enter the filter criteria fully or partly or select and click 'Apply'
Only the entries that match the criteria will be displayed in the report.
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Click 'Reset' to display all the items
Downloading the Report
If the administrator had opted for generating a printable report file in step 4, the report can be downloaded by clicking the Download icon 
at the bottom of the report page.