Configure cleanup for a custom scan
Important: If a management console is
used to administer Sophos Endpoint Security and Control on this computer, it
may override any changes you make here.
To configure cleanup for a custom scan:-
On the
Home page, under
Anti-virus and HIPS, click
Scans.
For information about the Home page, see About the Home page.
- In the Available scans list, select the scan you want to edit, and then click Edit.
- Click Configure this scan.
- Click the Cleanup tab.
- To automatically clean up infected files, under Viruses/spyware, select the Automatically clean up files that contain virus/spyware check box.
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Select an action for Sophos Anti-Virus to take against
infected items if you have not enabled automatic cleanup, or if automatic
cleanup fails:
Option Description Log only Sophos Anti-Virus takes no action other than recording the infected items in the log for the custom scan. See View the log for a custom scan. This is the default setting.
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Use these settings only if advised to by Sophos technical support. Otherwise, use Quarantine Manager to clean your computer of viruses/spyware found by Sophos Anti-Virus. See Deal with viruses/spyware in quarantine.
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Under Suspicious files, select an action for Sophos Anti-Virus to take when it
finds files containing code that is commonly used in malware:
Option Description Log only Sophos Anti-Virus takes no action other than recording the infected items in the scanning log. This is the default setting.
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Use these settings only if advised to by Sophos technical support.
Otherwise, use Quarantine Manager to clean your computer of viruses/spyware found by Sophos Anti-Virus. See Deal with suspicious files in quarantine.
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To remove all known components of adware and Potentially Unwanted Applications
(PUAs) from the computer for all users, under Adware and
PUAs, select the Automatically clean up adware and
PUAs check box.
Cleanup does not repair any changes the adware or PUA has already made.
- For information about viewing details on the Sophos website of the adware or PUA’s side-effects, see Get cleanup information.
- For information about cleaning your computer from adware and PUAs using Quarantine Manager, see Deal with adware and PUAs in quarantine.