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Using Virus and Spyware Protection
Configuring scanning policy options
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
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On the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy).
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Click Virus & Spyware Protection, then click the Excluded Files and Folders tab.
Select the type of exclusion you want to create.
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Specify the value (browse for a file or folder, or type a file extension).
Click Add Exclusion. The new exclusion appears in a list.
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To remove an entry from the list of exclusions, click Block.
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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.
On the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy).
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Click Virus & Spyware Protection, then click the General Settings tab.
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For Spyware Protection Status, select a protection mode to enable spyware protection, or select Off
to disable spyware protection.
Click the Advanced Settings tab.
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Under Spyware Protection Settings, select each type of program you want to detect.
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Click Save.
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(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.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
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On the Policies page, click Add Policy (or click Edit to modify an existing policy).
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Click Virus & Spyware Protection, then click the Approved Programs tab.
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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.
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