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Adding File and Folder Exclusions for Selected Host Sets

  • Published on Sep 8, 2026
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To add file and folder exclusions to malware protection processing for selected host sets:

Note

See Creating a Custom Policy for more information about using the Web UI to create a custom policy.

  1. Log in to the Web UI as an administrator.

  2. From the Admin menu, select Policies to access the Policies page.

  3. In the Policies table, click the link for the custom policy you want to modify.

  4. Select the Malware Protection tab.

  5. In the Policy Exclusions section, specify the file path for the file or folder you want to exclude from malware protection processing in the field under the Exclude files or folders from malware scanning.

  6. Click Add to add the files and folders to the list.

  7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 until you have added all the files and folders you want to the list.

  8. Click Save.

Now you can assign host sets to the custom policy and set the policy priority level. See Assigning Host Sets to Agent Policies and Configuring Policy Priority Using the Web UI for more information.

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