File Anti-Virus

The application preferences window opens.

You can also enable File Anti-Virus in Protection Center. Disabling computer protection or disabling protection components puts your computer at much higher risk of infection. This is why Protection Center informs you when protection is disabled.

The application preferences window opens.

A window with a list of objects scanned by File Anti-Virus opens. By default, File Anti-Virus scans all objects located on internal, external, and network disks connected to your computer.

Note: On computers running macOS 10.15 or later, you can skip scanning of the read-only system volume to significantly reduce scanning time. By default, File Anti-Virus does not scan the read-only system volume.

• To add a file or folder to the protection scope:
  1. Click .

     A pop-up menu where you can select objects to add to the protection scope opens.

  2. In the pop-up menu, choose the Files and Folders item.

     A dialog where you can select a file or folder opens.

  3. Select a file or folder that you want to add to the protection scope.
  4. Click Open.
• To remove a file or folder from the protection scope:
  1. Select an object in the list of protection scope objects.
  2. Drag the selected object from the window or click .

Important: Optimization might be disabled for security reasons.

The application preferences window opens.

A window with a list of objects scanned by File Anti-Virus opens. By default, File Anti-Virus scans all objects located on internal, external, and network disks connected to your computer.

Note: On computers running macOS 10.15 or later, you can skip scanning of the read-only system volume to significantly reduce scanning time. By default, File Anti-Virus does not scan the read-only system volume.

• To add an object on the list of default objects to the protection scope:
  1. Click .

     A pop-up menu where you can select objects to add to the protection scope opens.

  2. In the pop-up menu, select an object that you want to add to the protection scope (for example, All Internal Disks).
• To remove an object on the list of default objects from the protection scope:
  1. Select an object in the list of protection scope objects.
  2. Drag the selected object from the window or click .

Important: Optimization might be disabled for security reasons.

The application preferences window opens.

A window with a list of objects scanned by File Anti-Virus opens. By default, File Anti-Virus scans all objects located on internal, external, and network disks connected to your computer.

Note: On computers running macOS 10.15 or later, you can skip scanning of the read-only system volume to significantly reduce scanning time. By default, File Anti-Virus does not scan the read-only system volume.

The application preferences window opens.

A window with a list of objects scanned by File Anti-Virus opens. By default, File Anti-Virus scans all objects located on internal, external, and network disks connected to your computer.

Note: On computers running macOS 10.15 or later, you can skip scanning of the read-only system volume to significantly reduce scanning time. By default, File Anti-Virus does not scan the read-only system volume.

Important: Optimization might be disabled for security reasons.

The application preferences window opens.

The Reports window opens.