help for NOD32!

Hi, I'm sorry my inexperience.
I use NOD32 latest version and I'd like to scan my HD "C" but I don't like to scan one folder. In that folder, its name is "sotware", there are many programs and the scan takes much time.
Can you tell me what I have to do precisely, please?
thanks Jones

 

You'll have to wait for version 3, which I hope will have some kind of exclusion option.

 

Have I to wait for two years?

 

2 months would be my bet, at least for the beta.

 

i cant verify this at the moment but at the bottom of the Scanning Targets tab in NOD32 On-Demand, cant u specify exclusions there?

 

Hi Jones,

Don't use NOD32, but I wouldn't want to exclude the Software folder.
It may take a some time to scan, but it's not a reason not to scan it.
I would understand if you would exclude a picture folder, but not programs.
Just my opinion.

 

its turns out the bottom box is for inclusions not exclusions.

i agree with Eldar, NOD32 is pretty fast neways. u may also want to figure out what files are causing the long scan noty just which folder.

 

Jones,

Though I agree that not scanning a folder titled "sofware" seems inappropriate, I believe you may be ablto to accomplish your goal using a command line scan with the /exclude=*\software* option (or something similar).

Run NOD32.EXE /help at a command line to see the full set of command line options.

mikkl

 

I agree - better to scan the folder, but in case you still want to skip it, heres the usage for the exclude switch.

/exclude=<LIST>Excludes a single particular file from scanning, multiple files can be selected using wildcards

 

Unless that folder 'software' is simply a folder that was *created* to put in any software which may have been downloaded by the user as I too have such a folder for that purpose, and another with over lots of zip files, which I have excluded from scanning as it takes a long time for me.

I am only going on the wording 'software'... maybe it is 'The' Software [Program Files] folder in another language but if it was created by user, than excluding such from further scans would be ok, as I am sure the user would have auto scanned each time a download was done anyway.

Maybe Blackspear can help on this, he's the NOD guru try a PM to him

TAS

 

I don't resemble that remark The only Guru around this neck of the woods is Marcos and ol Mr Shock Rocket himself I’m good at taking the mystery out of things that look hard, just give me some time, a PC, SnagIT and a keyboard, and hic, out pops a tutorial...

In regards to excluding, it is not advisable to exclude anything within the scanner at this point in time.

Cheers

 

I agree that it is not advisable, but sometimes you must. I am having false positive issues with my email inbox. The cleaning function of NOD essentially deletes all of my email since 1998 in response to a false positive. In this case, I exclude my inbox from AMON and NOD32. The good news is that I use Pocomail which can not run embedded code and strips out all attachments so that they are scanned when saved to the hard drive. It is not the best, but I feel this is a low risk, high return option.

Which is why I learned how to use the /exclude option.

mikkl

 

Yes, you are right! They are downloaded files. Now I know what I have to do.
Thanks

 

The /exclude command is for testing purposes only, by Eset, as it doesn't do what you would expect it to do.
What it does is unknown to me however.

 

I have been told the same thing by Marcos himself.

 

Agreed, and as such it is NOT recommended for use by the general public.

Cheers