06/22/2007 Utilities

You may want AntiVirus to ignore specific items, so that they remain on the system and are not reported in future scans.

To ignore items that are being detected by AntiVirus that you wish to keep, you can add items to the Scan Exclusion List. These ignored items will be ignored by AntiVirus.

To do this, please follow these instructions:

1. Open AntiVirusbr
2. Click on the 'Settings' selection tab on the left hand side

3. Make sure 'Scan Settings' has been selected under 'Pick a Category', then click on 'Scan Exclusions' which is underlined in blue.

4. Within the Scan Exclusion window, you have the option to exclude folders, files or even file extensions.

5. Once you have finished entering the file types you want excluded, click on 'OK' to exit.





How do I schedule a scan or Smart Update in PC Tools AntiVirus?

The Scheduler Settings category of the Settings screen allows you to schedule Full Scans and Smart Updates as well as checks for Smart Updates to occur at specified times or intervals. On the Summary page of Scheduler Settings, clicking "Settings" in the Full Scan or Smart Update sections displays the Full Scan or Smart Update pages, respectively.

Full Scan

This page allows you to activate the Scheduled Full Scan function. If this function has been activated, the following remaining options on this page can be set:
The time of day when the Scheduled Full Scan will occur.
The period of days between Scheduled Full Scans. This can be any one of the following: daily, every weekday (excluding Saturday and Sunday), weekly, monthly, or any selected period of days up to 99.

Smart Update

This page allows you to activate scheduled checks for Smart Updates and the Scheduled Smart Update function.

Scheduled checks for Smart Updates

If 'Automatically search for updates and display prompt' has been selected, set a time interval when PC Tools AntiVirus conducts a check for Smart Updates. This time interval can be set for a period of up to 1 day. If Smart Updates are found on the server, they are displayed in a popup notification.

Scheduled Smart Update

This option runs PC Tools Smart Update feature at a specified time and interval. If 'Activate Scheduled Smart Update' has been selected, the following remaining options on this page can be set:
The time of day when the Scheduled Smart Update will occur.
The period of days between Scheduled Smart Updates. This can be any one of the following: daily, every weekday (excluding Saturday and Sunday), weekly, monthly, or any selected period of days up to 99.

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