Exclusions window

The list includes scan exclusions.

You can exclude the following objects from scans:

• Files of a specified format
• Group of files identified by mask
• Folder or application
• Application process
• Objects identified by names or name masks according to the Virus Encyclopedia classification

If the Active value is set in the exclusion line in the Status column, Kaspersky Internet Security excludes the object from the scan.

If the Inactive value is set in the exclusion line in the Status column, Kaspersky Internet Security scans the object.

This column displays the path to the excluded file of folder.

This column displays the object name mask. After detecting an object that matches the mask, Kaspersky Internet Security applies the exclusion.

A mask can be created using any characters allowed in file names, as well as special characters:

• * – any number of arbitrary characters.
• ? – any single character.

File name and extension are always separated with a period.

Mask examples:

• *.EXE – all files with the EXE extension.
• *.EX? – all files with the EX? Extension, where ? stands for any single character.
• test – all files named test.

The column shows the names of protection components that apply the exclusion (for example, File Anti-Virus or Web Anti-Virus).

If the exclusion is applied by all protection components, the All value is shown in this column.

This column shows the status of an exclusion.

If the Active value is set, Kaspersky Internet Security excludes the object from scanning.

If the Inactive value is set, Kaspersky Internet Security scans the object.

Clicking this button opens a window in which you can edit the settings of an exclusion that is selected in the list.

Clicking this button causes Kaspersky Internet Security to delete the selected exclusion from the list.

Clicking this button opens a window in which you can add an exclusion to the list of exclusions.