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Edit Policy: Spyware Protection Settings
Policies are made up of security settings for all of your protection services. These settings define
how your services operate on client computers.
Use this page to rename a policy or modify its spyware protection settings. Changes do not take
effect until you click Save.
Set basic spyware protection options
Assign a policy to a group
Excluded Files and Folders
Lists files, folders, and file name extensions that the virus and
spyware protection service does not scan for viruses. If you have not
designated any files or folders to exclude, no list appears here.
Only files that you know are safe should be excluded from on-access
and on-demand virus scans.
Type
Select the type of exclusion:
File: The file will not be scanned.
Folder: No files or subfolders in this folder will be scanned.
File Extension: No files using this extension will be scanned.
The selected type determines the contents of the Value field.
Value
Specify the file, folder, or file extension. You can browse to select a
file.
Add Exclusion
Click to add the specified folder, file, or file extension. Once it is
added, it appears in the list on this tab.
remove
Select this link to delete the file, folder, or file extension from the
list. During future scans, this item is checked for threats.
Save Click to update the policy and return to the Groups + Policies page.
Cancel Click to return to the Groups + Policies page without changing the
policy.
Reset to Defaults Click to assign the original SonicWALL Default policy settings to
this policy.
Note: This resets all settings on all tabs. Settings will not take effect
until you click
Save.
Item Description
Policy name
Type a new name for the policy if you want to rename it.
Spyware Protection Status
Select On to enable the spyware scanning feature of the virus and
spyware protection service.
Select Off to disable it.
When enabled, the virus and spyware protection service checks for
potentially unwanted programs during on-access and on-demand
scans.
Item Description