Excluding Files and Directories From Scanning

You can exclude specific files and folders from scanning on demand.

To exclude files and folders from scanning

1.In the main window, click ic_settings_16px.

2.In the Preferences window, select the Exclusions section.

3.Open the Files and Folders tab.

4.If preferences are unavailable, unlock them. To do that, click ic_lock_20px at the bottom and enter your user name and password.

5.Click the icon_plus_button_16px button and select the necessary folder or simply drag the file to the list.

6.Click Save. Now Scanner will skip this file during scanning on demand.

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If you want to scan the object without removing it from the exclusions list, clear the Scanner check box next to the object.

•To remove an object from the exclusion list, select it and click icon_minus_button_16px or drag it outside the program window.

•To clear the exclusions list, select all the objects in the list (COMMAND-A) and click icon_minus_button_16px.

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The default exclusions preferences are optimal for most uses. Do not change them unnecessarily.

 

By default, all quarantine folders are excluded from scans, because they are used to isolate detected threats and, as access to them is blocked, there is no use scanning these folders.