Excluding Objects from Scanning

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If necessary, you can exclude from scanning the following objects:

files and folders;

websites;

applications.

To configure exclusions

1.In the application menu, open Preferences and select the Exclusions tab.

2.To configure the exclusions of files and folders, websites or apps, click the corresponding button. By default, the exclusion settings are locked. To unlock these settings, click the icon of a lock at the bottom of the preferences window and enter the administrator name and password.

3.If necessary, modify the list of exclusions:

To add a file, folder or application to the list, click the plus button and select the object.

To add a website to the list, click the plus button under the white list and enter a domain name or a part of a domain name for the website.

To delete an object from the exclusions list, select it and click minus or drag it outside the application window.

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The default exclusions settings 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.