Configuring Scan Exclusion Lists

Procedure

1. Select the check box to enable scan exclusion.
2. To configure the Scan Exclusion List (Files):
   1. 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

      • 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.
   2. To delete a path, select it and click Remove.
3. To configure the Scan Exclusion List (File Extensions):
   1. Type a file extension without a period (.) and click Add. For example, type pdf. You can specify a maximum of 64 file extensions.
   2. To delete a file extension, select it and click Remove.