Selecting Spyware Scanning Options; Approving And Unapproving Programs In A Policy - McAfee TSA00M005PAA - Total Protection Service Product Manual

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...
Approve
Approve All
Block
Block All
4 Click Save. (For a new policy, click Next, select additional options for the policy, then
click Save.)
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To do this...
Approve the selected program.
Approve all the programs listed.
Block the selected program.
Block all the programs listed.