{"id":6943,"date":"2021-08-23T10:53:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T10:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/?p=6943"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:03:08","slug":"how-to-use-imunifyav-to-restore-original-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/how-to-use-imunifyav-to-restore-original-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use ImunifyAV+ to restore original files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>This post will explain what ImunifyAV is and how to restore original files after scanning with the ImunifyAV+ scanner.To begin, you should understand what ImunifyAV is.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Imunify360 is a software suite from CloudLinux, which will provide all customers with the industry&#8217;s most powerful malware detection solution.ImunifyAV is one of many tools created by our CloudLinux colleagues.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Notice- That you can only clean or restore files if you have an active ImunifyAV+ license.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>WHM Procedure:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Log in to WHM<\/li>\r\n<li>Navigate to the ImunifyAV plugin<\/li>\r\n<li>Click the Files tab<br \/>The files tab will show all infected files discovered by a scan. 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