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Remove an item from the exclusion list

You can remove an item from the list of items to be excluded from your custom or scheduled scan. Items that you remove from the excluded files and folders list are checked for threats the next time you run a scan.

You can remove an item from the list of items to be excluded from your custom or scheduled scan. Items that you remove from the excluded files and folders list are checked for threats the next time you run a scan.

1 On the Home Page, open the Virus and Spyware Protection drawer.
2 Do one of the following:
To remove a file from your list of excluded files and folders in your custom scan, click Scan Your PC, then click Run a custom scan.
To remove a file from your list of excluded files and folders in your scheduled scan, click Scheduled Scan.
3 Open the Excluded Files and Folders drawer.
4 Select the file or folder you want to remove from the list of excluded files and folders.
5 Click Remove.
6 At the prompt, click Yes.