McAfee AVDCDE-AA-AA - Active Virus Defense Suite User Manual page 222

Creating and Configuring Scheduled Tasks
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Figure 6-16. Add Exclude Item dialog box
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 application to
exclude.
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NOTE: If you have chosen to move infected files to a
quarantine folder automatically, the application excludes
that folder from scan operations.
b. Select the Include subfolders checkbox to tell the application
to ignore files stored in any subfolders within the folder you
specified in Step
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NOTE: Choosing Include subfolders causes the
application to ignore only those files stored in the
subfolders themselves. The application 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 from scan operations in which the
application looks for file-infecting viruses. These viruses
usually appear in files 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 in which the
application 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.
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WARNING: McAfee recommends that you do not
exclude your system files from scan operations.
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