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Creating exclusion list

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The adaware antivirus application allows you to exclude specific files, folders or extensions from scanning. The objects excluded from scanning, will not be scanned and will not be blocked by the Real-Time Protection feature.

EXCLUDING FILES OR FOLDERS FROM SCANNING

To exclude specific files or folders from scanning, follow these steps:

  1. On the left navigation menu, select the Scan Computer option.
  2. With the Scan Computer dialog displayed, click the View button under the Manage Exclusions block.
  3. The Manage Exclusions dialog appears. 

    Manage Exclusions window

  4. Click the Add button located at the bottom of the Path Excluded table.
  5. In the window that appears, select  the file or folder that you want to exclude from scanning and click OK.
  6. The specified file or folder appears in the list.

    Item in the Manage Exclusion list

To remove an item from the Paths Excluded list, select a check box corresponding to this item and click Delete.

EXCLUDING EXTENSIONS FROM SCANNING

To exclude file extensions from scanning, follow these steps:

  1. On the left navigation menu, select the Scan Computer option.
  2. With the Scan Computer dialog displayed, click the View button under the Manage Exclusions block.
  3. The Manage Exclusions dialog appears.
  4. Click the Add button located at the bottom of the Extensions Excluded table.
  5. In the window that appears, type the extension that you want to be excluded from scanning. For example: txt.
  6. Click Add.

Enter Exception Type window

To remove an item from the Extensions Excluded list, select a check box corresponding to this item and then click Delete.

 

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