McAfee TSA00M005PAA Processor Guide - Page 72

Selecting spyware scanning options, Approving and unapproving programs in a policy

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Using Virus and Spyware Protection Configuring scanning policy options 2 Click Virus & Spyware Protection, then click the Excluded Files and Folders tab. 3 Select the type of exclusion you want to create. 4 Specify the value (browse for a file or folder, or type a file extension). 5 Click Add Exclusion. The new exclusion appears in a list. 6 To remove an entry from the list of exclusions, click Block. 7 Click Save. (For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then click Save.) Selecting spyware scanning options Use this task to configure policy options for spyware scanning features. Task For option definitions, click ? in the interface. 1 On the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy). 2 Click Virus & Spyware Protection, then click the General Settings tab. 3 For Spyware Protection Status, select a protection mode to enable spyware protection, or select Off to disable spyware protection. 4 Click the Advanced Settings tab. 5 Under Spyware Protection Settings, select each type of program you want to detect. 6 Click Save. (For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then click Save.) Approving and unapproving programs in a policy Use this SecurityCenter task to add approved programs to a policy or remove approved programs from a policy. Approved programs are not detected as potentially unwanted programs. NOTE: You can also use the Unrecognized Programs report to view a complete listing of all programs detected on client computers and add them to policies. Task For option definitions, click ? in the interface. 1 On the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy). 2 Click Virus & Spyware Protection, then click the Approved Programs tab. 3 Locate the program you want to approve in the listing of all programs detected on client computers, then select an option. Select this... To do this... Approve Approve the selected program. Approve All Approve all the programs listed. Block Block the selected program. Block All Block all the programs listed. 4 Click Save. (For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then click Save.) 72 McAfee Total Protection Service Product Guide

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McAfee Total Protection Service Product Guide
2
Click
Virus & Spyware Protection
, then click the
Excluded Files and Folders
tab.
3
Select the type of exclusion you want to create.
4
Specify the value (browse for a file or folder, or type a file extension).
5
Click
Add Exclusion
. The new exclusion appears in a list.
6
To remove an entry from the list of exclusions, click
Block
.
7
Click
Save
. (For a new policy, click
Next
, select additional options for the policy, then
click
Save
.)
Selecting spyware scanning options
Use this task to configure policy options for spyware scanning features.
Task
For option definitions, click
?
in the interface.
1
On the Policies page, click
Add Policy
(or click
Edit
to modify an existing policy).
2
Click
Virus & Spyware Protection
, then click the
General Settings
tab.
3
For Spyware Protection Status, select a protection mode to enable spyware protection, or
select
Off
to disable spyware protection.
4
Click the
Advanced Settings
tab.
5
Under Spyware Protection Settings, select each type of program you want to detect.
6
Click
Save
. (For a new policy, click
Next
, select additional options for the policy, then
click
Save
.)
Approving and unapproving programs in a policy
Use this SecurityCenter task to add approved programs to a policy or remove approved
programs from a policy. Approved programs are not detected as potentially unwanted
programs.
NOTE:
You can also use the Unrecognized Programs report to view a complete listing of all
programs detected on client computers and add them to policies.
Task
For option definitions, click
?
in the interface.
1
On the Policies page, click
Add Policy
(or click
Edit
to modify an existing policy).
2
Click
Virus & Spyware Protection
, then click the
Approved Programs
tab.
3
Locate the program you want to approve in the listing of all programs detected on client
computers, then select an option.
4
Click
Save
. (For a new policy, click
Next
, select additional options for the policy, then
click
Save
.)
To do this...
Select this...
Approve the selected program.
Approve
Approve all the programs listed.
Approve All
Block the selected program.
Block
Block all the programs listed.
Block All
Using Virus and Spyware Protection
Configuring scanning policy options