Scan of files in excluded folder

Comodo Internet Security - CIS Install / Setup / Configuration Help - CIS
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Greetings all,

I apologize if this has been answered in the past. I looked backed a few months but didn’t see anything.

I notice that I am unable to scan files or folders contained within a folder that I have excluded from AV scans. By that I mean selecting COMODO from the context (right-click) menu doesn’t work completely. It does bring up the scan but always scans 0 files. If I move the selected file/folder out of that directory it works fine. I would expect a manual scan via the context menu to run against the selected object regardless of where it resides. Is this a bug or by design?

Thanks for any enlightenment on the subject.

Schmoof

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BTW, this is on version 3.13.121240.574 w/ virus database 3186. OS is Vista Enterprise 32-bit, no other resident security software.

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Hi Schmoof and Welcome to the forums. :slight_smile:

To answer your question, its by Design.

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OG,

Thanks for the welcome and the quick reply. I accept the answer as given, but if possible could you please explain the reasoning behind that design choice? I only ask so that I can decide if there is a better wat to accomplish what I am after.

An example: I often get called to work on the machines of friends and relatives as well as some contract work I do outside of my day job. I like to keep a USB drive full of some of my favorite tools as well a some software to handle common needs. I download a lot of freeware that will handle most any need that may arise. During my initial scan of my system a few of these were flagged. One example was pdf995 v9.2. It got flagged as suspicious via the heuristics. Personally, I prefer Foxit Reader but I like to have options for people. Nonetheless, I though it would be easier to exclude the folder from the usual scans and just check new files manually.

I guess it would be best to download to a non-excluded folder initially then move to the excluded folder once checked.

Thanks again,
Schmoof

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Thats a way you can do it, or you can submit the False Positives to Comodo and they will fix them.

Submit False Positives here:

OR here:
https://forums.comodo.com/false_positivenegative_reporting_is_this_a_malware_that_cis_hasnot_detected-b154.0/

Also do you mind if I move this to the correct board?

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OG,

Certainly move it to where it belongs. Sorry I got the wrong sun-topic initially. Also, the file has been submitted for further review.

Schmoof

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The reasoning behind the design choice is that you have expressly told CIS not to scan files in that folder. It’s only doing what you’ve told it to do.