{"id":7950,"date":"2026-10-14T10:23:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/?post_type=support_article&p=7950"},"modified":"2026-10-14T10:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:23:27","slug":"how-can-i-exclude-a-file-or-folder-from-real-time-scanning-from-the-local-client-security-or-server-security-user-interface","status":"publish","type":"support_article","link":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/support-articles\/how-can-i-exclude-a-file-or-folder-from-real-time-scanning-from-the-local-client-security-or-server-security-user-interface\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I exclude a file or folder from real-time scanning from the local Client Security or Server Security user interface?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue:<\/h3>\n

How can I exclude a file or folder (object) from real-time scanning from the local Client Security or Server Security user interface?<\/p>\n

Resolution:<\/h3>\n

Follow these steps to create a real-time scanning exclusion:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open the Client Security\u00a0 or Server Security user interface<\/li>\n
  2. Go to\u00a0Settings\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n
  3. Go to the\u00a0Malware Protection\u00a0<\/b>settings page<\/li>\n
  4. In the Real-time scanning section, click\u00a0View quarantine<\/b><\/li>\n
  5. Go to the\u00a0Excluded\u00a0<\/b>tab<\/li>\n
  6. Click\u00a0Add new\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n
  7. Enter the file or folder path<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Note: this will also exclude the file or folder path from all security scans, including: Real-time scanning, DeepGuard, Web Traffic Scanning (Advanced Network Protection), Connection Control<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    How can I exclude a file or folder (object) from real-time scanning from the local F-Secure Client Security user interface?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","support_article_product":[106],"class_list":["post-7950","support_article","type-support_article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"source_foreign_id":"000005341","source_version":1,"source_system":"salesforce","source_date_updated":"2026-10-14 07:23:27","import_hash":"2e2834e91128a32e9d6159146a2476943640a433","vanilla_article_id":"","vanilla_url":"","vanilla_kb_id":"","vanilla_category_id":"","machine_translated":false,"reactions_helpful_yes":"","reactions_helpful_no":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article\/7950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/support_article"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"support_article_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article_product?post=7950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}