Configure on-access cleanup
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 on-access cleanup:- Click Home > Anti-virus and HIPS > Configure anti-virus and HIPS > Configure > On-access scanning .
- Click the Cleanup tab.
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To automatically clean up infected items, under
Viruses/spyware, select the Automatically
clean up items that contain virus/spyware check box.
Note: If you turn on this option, cleaning up some viruses/spyware will trigger a full system scan, which tries to clean up all the viruses on your computer. This might take a long time.
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Under Viruses/spyware, select an action for Sophos Anti-Virus to take against
infected items if you have disabled automatic cleanup, or if automatic cleanup
fails:
Option Description Deny access only Sophos Anti-Virus asks you what to do before continuing. This is the default setting.
Delete Deny access and move to
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 Deny access Sophos Anti-Virus asks you what to do before continuing. This is the default setting.
Delete Deny access and move to
Use these settings only if advised to by Sophos technical support. Instead, use Quarantine Manager to clean your computer of suspicious files found by Sophos Anti-Virus. See Deal with suspicious files in quarantine.