Symantec 20032623 - Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition, Implementation Manual

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Table 17-3
Creating exceptions for Symantec Endpoint Protection Small
Business Edition (continued)
Description Task
Supported on Windows and Mac clients.
Excludes a folder from virus and spyware scans,
SONAR, or all scans on Windows clients. You can
also exclude a folder from virus and spyware
scans on Mac clients.
See “Excluding a file or a folder from scans”
on page 244.
Exclude a folder from scans
Supported on Windows clients.
Excludes a known risk from virus and spyware
scans. The scans ignore the risk, but you can
configure the exception so that the scans log the
detection. In either case, the client software does
not notify users when it detects the specified
risks.
If a user configures custom actions for a known
risk that you configure to ignore, Symantec
Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
ignores the custom actions.
See “Excluding known risks from virus and
spyware scans” on page 245.
Security risk exceptions do not apply to SONAR.
Exclude a known risk from virus and
spyware scans
Supported on Windows clients.
Excludes any files with the specified extensions
from virus and spyware scans.
See “Excluding file extensions from virus and
spyware scans” on page 245.
Extension exceptions do not apply to SONAR.
Exclude file extensions from virus and
spyware scans
Supported on Windows clients.
Use the Application to monitor exception to force
virus and spyware scans or SONAR to detect an
application. When clients detect the application,
you can create an exception to allow or block the
application.
See “Forcing scans to detect an application”
on page 246.
Force an application detection
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Creating exceptions for Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition