Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Client Manual page 41

To select file types to scan
1
In Symantec AntiVirus, in the left pane, select the scan that you want to
change.
If you selected a scan from the Scan category, click Options.
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If you selected a startup, user-defined, or scheduled scan, click the
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specific scan you want, click Edit, and then click Options.
Changes will apply only to the specific scan that you select.
2
Click Selected file types, and then click Types.
3 Select one or both of the following file types:
Document files: Include Word and Excel documents, and template files
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associated with those documents.
Program files: Include dynamic-link libraries (.dll), batch files (.bat),
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communication files (.com), executable files (.exe), and other program
files.
4 If you want to use these actions for all subsequent scans, click Save
Settings.
5 Click OK.
To add file extensions to the scan list
1 In Symantec AntiVirus, in the left pane, select the scan that you want to
change.
If you selected a from the Scan category, click Options.
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If you selected a startup, user-defined, or scheduled scan, click the
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name of the scan to change, click Edit, and then click Options.
Changes apply only to the specific scan that you select.
If you selected Auto-Protect, go to step 2.
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2 Click Selected file extensions, and then click Extensions.
3 Type the extension to add, and then click Add.
4 Repeat step 3 as needed.
5
Click OK.
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