McAfee AVDCDE-AA-AA User Guide - Page 114

Using the VShield Scanner Next, follow these substeps to add items to the list: a. Enter a path to a folder or a file name in the text box provided, or click Browse to locate the item you want the module to exclude. Š NOTE: If you have chosen to move infected files to a quarantine folder automatically, the module excludes that folder from scan operations. b. Select the Include subfolders checkbox to tell the module to ignore files stored in any subfolders within the folder you specified in Step a. Š NOTE: Choosing Include subfolders causes the module to ignore only those files stored in the subfolders themselves. The module will still scan files stored at the root level of the folder you designate. To exclude the files at the folder root level, clear the Include subfolders checkbox. c. Select the File scanning checkbox to exclude the item you specified in the first step when the module looks for file-infecting viruses. These viruses usually appear in files stored in the visible portions of your hard disk. d. Select the Boot sector scanning checkbox to exclude the item you specified in the first step from scan operations when the module looks for boot-sector viruses. These viruses usually appear in memory or in files that reside in your hard disk's boot sector or master boot record. Use this option to exclude system files, such as COMMAND.COM, from scan operations. + WARNING: McAfee recommends that you do not exclude your system files during a scan session. e. Repeat Step a. through Step d. until you have listed all of the files and folders you do not want scanned. • Change the exclusion list. To change the settings for an exclusion item, select it in the Exclusions list, then click Edit to open the Edit Exclude Item dialog box. Make the changes you need, then click OK to close the dialog box. 114 McAfee VirusScan Anti-Virus Software