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Scanning from the Finder

bobcook

Doing a bit of thinking about the existing feature set in the product and wanted to get some feedback. Today there is a feature that allows you to scan a folder or file from the Finder (right click and select Scan with Sophos Anti-Virus). There isn't any specific configuration for this option, it just uses whatever settings are configure for Scan Local Drives.

Looking for some feedback from users with strong feelings about this feature (scanning from the Finder). Something you use regularly? Would you miss it if we took away this feature? If we keep it, do you want to configure it separately? If you're thinking "meh, could live with it or without it" then no need to reply. If you feel really strongly, let me know about it in this thread.

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    Hi Bob,

    I would like to add my vote for keeping this feature. I find it very useful indeed and much quicker than opening Sophos AV just to scan a single file or folder, for example. I use right-click scanning much more frequently than manual scanning from the Sophos AV app. I also think it would be a great idea to be able to configure seperate scan scannings for right-click scanning vs. manual / scheduled scans from within the Sophos AV app. By default they could use the same settings, but if needed, customers should be able to modify the settings independently .

    One thing I liked in another AV app I used to use - Norton AntiVirus  for Mac - was that when you use right-click scanning from the Finder, it actually just scans the selected file/folder in a seperate headless version of the app ("small scanner") that appears, performs the scan and then is dimissed as soon as you respond to the dialog showing the scan results. I think this is more convienient than having the right-click scan launch the main Sophos AV app and then leaving it running after the scan is complete.

    I would also like to suggest pinning this discussion to the top of the MacHome AV forum, so that as many people as possible get to see it.


    Thanks and kind regards,

    Stuart

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    Hi Bob,

    I would like to add my vote for keeping this feature. I find it very useful indeed and much quicker than opening Sophos AV just to scan a single file or folder, for example. I use right-click scanning much more frequently than manual scanning from the Sophos AV app. I also think it would be a great idea to be able to configure seperate scan scannings for right-click scanning vs. manual / scheduled scans from within the Sophos AV app. By default they could use the same settings, but if needed, customers should be able to modify the settings independently .

    One thing I liked in another AV app I used to use - Norton AntiVirus  for Mac - was that when you use right-click scanning from the Finder, it actually just scans the selected file/folder in a seperate headless version of the app ("small scanner") that appears, performs the scan and then is dimissed as soon as you respond to the dialog showing the scan results. I think this is more convienient than having the right-click scan launch the main Sophos AV app and then leaving it running after the scan is complete.

    I would also like to suggest pinning this discussion to the top of the MacHome AV forum, so that as many people as possible get to see it.


    Thanks and kind regards,

    Stuart

    :1006717
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