Nod32 New User question

Have just installed and started using Nod32 2.50.25 on 1 PC.
Currently using KAV and Symantec/NAV on other machines.
I like the detailed scanning logs.

One thing I cannot see how to do:
how to exclude particular folders or files from on-demand scans?
a. I can exclude particular extensions from on demand scans.
b. I can exclude particular folders or files from 'autoprotection' ie Amon.

Any clues appreciated.

 

Well, as far as I am concerned an exclusion option is not available for on-demand scans.

To exclude extensions go to Setup->Extensions and delete the extension you don't want to be scanned.

On AMON go to Setup->Exclusions and exclude any folder you want.

 

b. excluding folders from AMON:

i. open control center - click "Threat Protection Modules" | "AMON"
ii. click the "Setup" button, then the "Exclusions" tab
iii. add folders and files to be excluded

 

a. exlcluding folders from on-demand scanning...

I think - and it is THINK - that setting up the exclusions for AMON will be carried forward into the on-demand scan if you are using the "Control Center Profile" - but perhaps someone who KNOWS can confirm or deny this...

 

Apologies, I think I gave the wrong impression to pykko.
I do know how to:
a. exclude particular extensions from on demand scans.
b. exclude particular folders or files from 'autoprotection' ie Amon.

What I cannot see how to do is:
. how to exclude particular folders or files from on-demand scans?

 

The post has been removed. Using the parameter disclosed would expose the user to risk.

 

Sorry, Undecidable, my fault! I misread your post and unfortunately I don't know the answer to your question!

 

As far as I can tell, there is no way to do this through the graphic interface, at least not yet. Somebody else has already made a feature request for this to be added to a future version of NOD32:

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=530483&highlight=exclude#post530483

This portion of the post has been removed. Using the parameter disclosed would expose the user to risk as its function is somewhat different than its name suggests and was intended only for internal Eset's purposes.
I would really like to be able to do this from the main NOD32 interface, though.

 

Thanks very much for the replies.

1. I can confirm that the answer from Webyourbusiness does not work.
ie setting up the exclusions for AMON do not appear to be carried forward into the on-demand scan.

2. The response from Brian N. with the parameter that "dares not speak its name" would be v. clumsy to use as there are quite a few directories and files that need to be excluded.

3. The reason I wish to do it is the same problem mentioned above by Alglove and by burf in
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=530483&highlight=exclude#post530483
ie many spurious entries.

4. I should add that I can now see it is a feature request for future versions of Nod32. Enough said.

 

Yes it seems that the parameter I suggested should never have reached the public, because it's only used for testing purposes by Eset. So ignore my prev. reply if you are thinking about trying it

 

One way to do it is to manually build one or more profiles that only include everything else for the scanning targets.

 

I know exactly what you are asking because I wanted to do the same thing. I have about a dozen or so "security test" programs, i.e. firewall leaktests and others in their own folder on a separate partition. Some of the tests are detected by NOD32 as being dangerous (they only mimic what a malicious program would try to do, they are harmless themselves) and I don't want NOD32 going off when it gets to that folder every time it does its In-depth Scan. What I've done is uncheck the drive letter that the "security test" folder is on and then manually add all the other folders on that partition to be scanned. This is all done in the "Scanning targets" tab of the profile you are changing.

 

Firepost / charincol

Thanks for the suggestions.

I fact most of the messages that I want to avoid relate to the inability to open password protected zips that I believe are safe, eg those for PestPatrol. Nod32 creates one message for each file in the zip - therefore many messages.

Creating a 'reverse' profile, with everything that I want scanned, would be impractical: just too many - and risky: everytime I added a new directory I would have to remember to add it to the profile.

Uninstalling all the offending programs and reinstalling on a new separate non-scanned partition could work. However given that I am at the limit of my number of partitions, and that this would mess up my backup, imaging and change checking strategies, I would rather live with the messages!

thanks
mc

 

Only if you add the new directories at a level above an already included directory. If you add something at D: you would indeed have to add the folder to the scan profile. If anything is installed in existing included folders, they are already included. It would provide a workable and practical solution until an "excludes" feature for the on-demand scanner is added.

And this is why that feature should be added