Configuring Scan Exclusion Lists

Navigate to Agent Management.

In the agent tree, click the root icon (

) to include all Security Agents or select specific groups or Security Agents.

Click Settings > Scan Exclusion Settings.

Select the check box to enable scan exclusion.

To configure the Scan Exclusion List (Files):

Type a full file path or directory path and click Add.

Reminders:

It is not possible to type only a file name.

You can specify a maximum of 64 paths. See the following table for examples.

Path	Details	Examples
Full file path	Excludes a specific file on the endpoint	Example 1: `/file.log` Example 2: `/System/file.log`
Directory path	Excludes all files located on a specific folder and all its subfolders	Example 1: `/System/` Examples of files excluded from scans: /System/file.log /System/Library/file.log Examples of files that will be scanned: /Applications/file.log Example 2: `/System/Library` Examples of files excluded from scans: /System/Library/file.log /System/Library/Filters/file.log Examples of files that will be scanned: /System/file.log

Use the asterisk wildcard (*) in place of folder names.

See the following table for examples.

Path	Wildcard Usage Examples
Full file path	`/Users/Mac/*/file.log` Examples of files excluded from scans: /Users/Mac/Desktop/file.log /Users/Mac/Movies/file.log Examples of files that will be scanned: /Users/file.log /Users/Mac/file.log
Directory path	Example 1: `/Users/Mac/` Examples of files excluded from scans: /Users/Mac/doc.html /Users/Mac/Documents/doc.html /Users/Mac/Documents/Pics/pic.jpg Examples of files that will be scanned: /Users/doc.html Example 2: `//Components` Examples of files excluded from scans: /Users/Components/file.log /System/Components/file.log Examples of files that will be scanned: /file.log /Users/file.log /System/Files/file.log

Path

Wildcard Usage Examples

Full file path

/Users/Mac/*/file.log

Examples of files excluded from scans:

/Users/Mac/Desktop/file.log
/Users/Mac/Movies/file.log

Examples of files that will be scanned:

/Users/file.log
/Users/Mac/file.log

Directory path

Example 1:

/Users/Mac/*

Examples of files excluded from scans:
- /Users/Mac/doc.html
- /Users/Mac/Documents/doc.html
- /Users/Mac/Documents/Pics/pic.jpg
Examples of files that will be scanned:
- /Users/doc.html
Example 2:

/*/Components

Examples of files excluded from scans:
- /Users/Components/file.log
- /System/Components/file.log
Examples of files that will be scanned:
- /file.log
- /Users/file.log
- /System/Files/file.log

Partial matching of folder names is not supported. For example, it is not possible to type /Users/*user/temp to exclude files on folder names ending in "user", such as "end_user" or "new_user".

To delete a path, select it and click Remove.

To configure the Scan Exclusion List (File Extensions):

Type a file extension without a period (.) and click Add. For example, type pdf. You can specify a maximum of 64 file extensions.
To delete a file extension, select it and click Remove.

If you selected one or more groups or Security Agents on the agent tree, click Save to apply settings to the groups or Security Agents. If you selected the root icon (

), choose from the following options:

Apply to All Agents: Applies settings to all existing Security Agents and to any new Security Agent added to an existing/future group. Future groups are groups not yet created at the time you configure the settings.
Apply to Future Groups Only: Applies settings only to Security Agents added to future groups. This option will not apply settings to new Security Agents added to an existing group.