User`s guide

a. Select the option of excluding a path from scanning. This step appears only
when you start the wizard by clicking the Add button.
b. To specify the paths to be excluded from scanning use either of the following
methods:
● Click Browse, select the file or folder that you want to be excluded from
scanning and then click Add.
● Type the path that you want to be excluded from scanning in the edit field
and click Add.
The paths will appear in the table as you add them. You can add as many paths
as you want.
c. By default, the selected paths are excluded from both on-access and
on-demand scanning. To change when to apply the exception, click on the
right column and select the desired option from the list.
d. It is highly recommended to scan the files in the specified paths to make sure
that they are not infected. Select the check box to scan these files before
excluding them from scanning.
Click Finish to add the scan exclusions.
6. Click Apply to save the changes.
15.3.2. Excluding File Extensions from Scanning
To exclude file extensions from scanning:
1. Open BitDefender.
2. Depending on the user interface view mode, proceed as follows:
Intermediate View
Go to the Security tab and click Configure Antivirus in the Quick Tasks
area on the left side of the window.
Go to the Exclusions tab.
Expert View
Go to Antivirus > Exclusions.
Note
In Basic View and Intermediate View, you can configure a shortcut so that you can
access these settings from your dashboard. For more information, please refer to
“My Tools” (p. 33).
3. Select the corresponding check box to enable scan exclusions.
4. Start the configuration wizard as follows:
● Right-click in the Extensions table and select Add new extensions.
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