Sophos antivirus

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# right-click on taskbar icon > open sophos anti-virus
 
# right-click on taskbar icon > open sophos anti-virus
 
# configure sophos anti-virus
 
# configure sophos anti-virus
# on-access scanning
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#* on-access scanning
#* scanning<br>[x] enable on-access scanning for this computer<br>check files:<br>[x] on read<br>[ ] on write<br>[ ] on rename<br>removable media<br>[ ] allow access to drives with infected boot sectors
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#** scanning<br>[x] enable on-access scanning for this computer<br>check files:<br>[x] on read<br>[ ] on write<br>[ ] on rename<br>removable media<br>[ ] allow access to drives with infected boot sectors
#* options<br>scanning level<br>[x] normal (recommended)[ ] extensive<br>scanning options<br>[ ] scan inside archive files (not recommended)<br>[ ] scan for macintosh viruses<br>[ ] scan all files (not recommended)<br>[ ] scan for adware/PUAs<br>[ ] scan for suspicious files (HIPS)
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#** options<br>scanning level<br>[x] normal (recommended)[ ] extensive<br>scanning options<br>[ ] scan inside archive files (not recommended)<br>[ ] scan for macintosh viruses<br>[ ] scan all files (not recommended)<br>[ ] scan for adware/PUAs<br>[ ] scan for suspicious files (HIPS)
#* Extentions<br>[ ] scan all files (not recommended)<br>[x] allow me to control exactly what is scanned<br>[x] scan files with no extension
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#** Extentions<br>[ ] scan all files (not recommended)<br>[x] allow me to control exactly what is scanned<br>[x] scan files with no extension
#* Exclusions
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#** Exclusions
#* Cleanup<br>[ ] automatically clean up items that contain virus/spyware<br>if not:<br>[x] do nothing<br>[ ] delete<br>[ ] move to...<br>suspicious files<br>[x] do nothing<br>[ ] delete<br>[ ] move to...
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#** Cleanup<br>[ ] automatically clean up items that contain virus/spyware<br>if not:<br>[x] do nothing<br>[ ] delete<br>[ ] move to...<br>suspicious files<br>[x] do nothing<br>[ ] delete<br>[ ] move to...
# right-click scanning
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#* right-click scanning
#* options<br>scanning level<br>[x] normal (recommended)<br>[ ] extensive<br>scanning options<br>[x] scan inside archive files<br>[ ] scan for macintosh viruses<br>[x] scan all files[x] scan for adware/PUAs<br>[ ] scan for suspicious files (HIPS)
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#** options<br>scanning level<br>[x] normal (recommended)<br>[ ] extensive<br>scanning options<br>[x] scan inside archive files<br>[ ] scan for macintosh viruses<br>[x] scan all files[x] scan for adware/PUAs<br>[ ] scan for suspicious files (HIPS)

Revision as of 16:55, 23 March 2009

sophos antivirus settings

  1. right-click on taskbar icon > open sophos anti-virus
  2. configure sophos anti-virus
    • on-access scanning
      • scanning
        [x] enable on-access scanning for this computer
        check files:
        [x] on read
        [ ] on write
        [ ] on rename
        removable media
        [ ] allow access to drives with infected boot sectors
      • options
        scanning level
        [x] normal (recommended)[ ] extensive
        scanning options
        [ ] scan inside archive files (not recommended)
        [ ] scan for macintosh viruses
        [ ] scan all files (not recommended)
        [ ] scan for adware/PUAs
        [ ] scan for suspicious files (HIPS)
      • Extentions
        [ ] scan all files (not recommended)
        [x] allow me to control exactly what is scanned
        [x] scan files with no extension
      • Exclusions
      • Cleanup
        [ ] automatically clean up items that contain virus/spyware
        if not:
        [x] do nothing
        [ ] delete
        [ ] move to...
        suspicious files
        [x] do nothing
        [ ] delete
        [ ] move to...
    • right-click scanning
      • options
        scanning level
        [x] normal (recommended)
        [ ] extensive
        scanning options
        [x] scan inside archive files
        [ ] scan for macintosh viruses
        [x] scan all files[x] scan for adware/PUAs
        [ ] scan for suspicious files (HIPS)
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