McAfee VIRUSSCAN 5.1, User Manual

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Using the VirusScan application
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To exclude files or folders from scan operations, follow these steps:
1. Click the Exclusion tab in the VirusScan Advanced window to display
the correct property page (Figure 5-14).
Figure 5-16. VirusScan Advanced window - Exclusion page
2. Specify the items you want to exclude. You can
• Add files, folders or volumes to the exclusion list. Click Add to
open the Add Exclude Item dialog box (Figure 5-15).
Figure 5-17. 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.