User guide

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VirusScan
®
8.6 for Mac User Guide Getting Started
Configuring the scanners
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3 Set the advanced preferences you require. These are shown in the lower pane in the
Preferences dialog box. Two different sets of preferences are available; one for the
On-Demand scanner, the other for the On-Access scanner. See Configuring the
On-Demand scanner on page 21 and Configuring the On-Access scanner on
page 23 for details.
4 Click
Lock to prevent changes to the preferences.
5 Click Close in the upper left-hand corner to exit the Preferences dialog box.
Configuring the On-Demand scanner
The On-Demand scanner allows you to initiate a scan at any time. You configure the
On-Demand scanner advanced preferences using options available in the lower pane of
the Preferences dialog.
To configure the On-Demand scanner:
1 Click
Preferences on the tool bar to display the Preferences dialog box.
2 Click
More Options in the lower right-hand corner of the dialog box to reveal Advanced
Preferences.
3 Select
On-Demand Scanner from the drop-down menu (if not already selected) to
display the On-Demand scanning version of this dialog box.
Customize eUpdate Server Settings Manages your update server with user name and
password. Click
Customize to modify the FTP
settings for eUpdate.
Exclude specific disks, files and folders Configures your scanning exclusions. If this is not
selected, you will not have any exclusions set.
To add an exclusion:
Click Add in the Exclude File or Folder list. Select
the file or folder from the
Open dialog box.
To remove an exclusion:
Select the file or folder from the Exclude File or
Folder
list. Click Remove.
To modify an exclusion:
Select the file or folder from the Excluded File or
Folder
list. Click Modify. The Open dialog box
appears. Select the file or folder to replace the
existing exclusion.
Table 3-1 General preferences for On-Demand and On-Access scanners