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should exclude programs only if you are confident that
they are not infected. You can exclude the programs
from the Auto-Protect scans and SONAR scans by
adding them to the Real Time Exclusions window.
When you add a program to the Real Time Exclusions
window, Norton Internet Security ignores the file when
it performs Auto-Protect scan and SONAR scan. This
option also excludes subfolders within a folder.
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Exclude a program from Norton Internet Security scans
only if you are confident that the program is safe. For
example, if another program relies on a security risk
program to function, you might decide to keep the
program on your computer.
To add programs to the Real Time Exclusions window,
go to the Norton Internet Security main window, and
then click Settings > Computer > AntiVirus and
SONAR Exclusions > Items to Exclude from
Auto-Protect, SONAR and Download Intelligence
Detection > Configure.
Excluding security threats from scanning
You can use Scan Exclusions window and Real Time
Exclusions window to exclude viruses and other
high-risk security threats from scanning.
To exclude high-risk security threats from scanning
1
In the Norton Internet Security main window, click
Settings.
2
In the Settings window, in the left pane, click
AntiVirus and SONAR Exclusions.
3
Do one of the following:
1 In the Items to Exclude from Scans row, click
Configure.
1 In the Items to Exclude from Auto-Protect,
SONAR and Download Intelligence Detection
row, click Configure.
4
In the window that appears, click Add.
5
In the Add Item dialog box, click the browse icon.
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