Please note that the files will still be inspected briefly to determine that they actually are a filetype which should be ignored, but the content won’t be scanned for malware.įor more Advanced settings, flip down the little triangle, then simply drag and drop the items you don’t want scanned into the popup panel. This allows you to prevent ClamXAV from scanning certain file types (PDFs, images etc).
If you like, you can change that option here. Remember, the main ClamXAV application doesn’t need to be running for scheduled scans to take place.īy default, ClamXAV will automatically quarantine any infected item it encounters. To turn off a scheduled scan, just change the day popup to Off. You can set ClamXAV to scan this item automatically, at a time when you know your Mac is going to be up and running and connected to the internet. The bottom section provides useful contextual information such as displaying the name of each file as it gets scanned, and the result of the scan afterwards, and a progress bar.Įach button exposes a number of settings specific to the currently selected item in the Source List. The middle section contains all the settings corresponding to the selected item. The area is split into three main sections: the top part confirms the name of the currently selected item in the Source List along with the date of its most recent scan. It uses the very popular ClamAV open source antivirus engine as a back end and has the ability to detect both Windows and Mac threats.ĬlamXav can be setup up as passive or active: scan only the files you tell it to or your entire hard drive, whichever you prefer you can also choose to activate Sentry to monitor your hard drive and scan new files as they arrive.The settings area of ClamXAV’s main window is where you can really tweak its settings to bend ClamXAV to your own will.
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