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Disabling the Spyware Exclusion

  • Published on Sep 8, 2026
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To disable spyware exclusion for all host endpoints:

  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 Agent Default Policy link to access the Edit Policy page.

  4. Select the Malware Protection tab.

  5. Locate Quarantine Exclusions and clear the Exclude Spyware from Quarantine and Other Protection Actions option to disable spyware exclusions from quarantine and malware protection processing.

    UI_Policy_MalProtect_QExcl_Spyware_Disable.png

  6. Click Save.

To disable spyware exclusion for select host sets:

Note

When you disable a setting in a custom policy, the setting is disabled for all host sets assigned to the policy. If you want select host sets to keep the original setting, you must create a new custom policy with the setting enabled and assign it to the selected host sets. 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. Locate Quarantine Exclusions and clear the Exclude Spyware from Quarantine and Other Protection Actions option to disable spyware exclusions from quarantine and malware protection processing.

    UI_Policy_MalProtect_QExcl_Spyware_Disable.png

  6. Click Save.

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