How do you create a custom scan?

Hello deanbar,

3 threats were quarantined, although the Sophos AV said 5 were detected - where are the other 2

Look at the Threat details which probably list more than one location/file for one or two of the threats (and no, it doesn't offer to deal with them individually).

disorganised and illogical just like Windows

:smileyhappy: that might explain that I don't find it overly complicated - I'm used to having almost no expectations.

First a few words about the Quarantine Manager: You can argue that it is Windows-like, un-Apple or whatever. Fact is, it's not a "place" where the items have been moved to (some scanners actually move items, you can do so with Sophos but it normally only used for collecting samples), it is more a list of information or, if you want, a communication hub. It collects information from the scanning engine and can in turn request certain actions from it. Right now on Mac it's only Cleanup. Cleanup is, for example, not available when the threat is found in an archive. 

You don't have to run a custom scan each day and actually once you've found found out how to customize it it's rather simple (and anyway you can usually reuse it).

The + in the Scans window creates an empty scan and opens the configuration window (or you choose Edit for an existing scan). There you have two options:

1. Drag an item to the Scan items window
2. Use the + to select one from the finder window

You don't have to use the exact location, if you select a folder somewhere on the path the scan will take slightly longer but otherwise it makes no difference. Thus if the threat details show the path /Users/ItsMe/Desktop/Recipes/Bread&Spam/Delicious.html you click +, select Desktop and click Open. Or you just drag the /Recipes folder to the scan items window. If a scan has found something in your /.Trash your best bet is typing trash in the Search field.

HTH

Christian

Hello deanbar,

3 threats were quarantined, although the Sophos AV said 5 were detected - where are the other 2

Look at the Threat details which probably list more than one location/file for one or two of the threats (and no, it doesn't offer to deal with them individually).

disorganised and illogical just like Windows

:smileyhappy: that might explain that I don't find it overly complicated - I'm used to having almost no expectations.

First a few words about the Quarantine Manager: You can argue that it is Windows-like, un-Apple or whatever. Fact is, it's not a "place" where the items have been moved to (some scanners actually move items, you can do so with Sophos but it normally only used for collecting samples), it is more a list of information or, if you want, a communication hub. It collects information from the scanning engine and can in turn request certain actions from it. Right now on Mac it's only Cleanup. Cleanup is, for example, not available when the threat is found in an archive. 

You don't have to run a custom scan each day and actually once you've found found out how to customize it it's rather simple (and anyway you can usually reuse it).

The + in the Scans window creates an empty scan and opens the configuration window (or you choose Edit for an existing scan). There you have two options:

1. Drag an item to the Scan items window
2. Use the + to select one from the finder window

You don't have to use the exact location, if you select a folder somewhere on the path the scan will take slightly longer but otherwise it makes no difference. Thus if the threat details show the path /Users/ItsMe/Desktop/Recipes/Bread&Spam/Delicious.html you click +, select Desktop and click Open. Or you just drag the /Recipes folder to the scan items window. If a scan has found something in your /.Trash your best bet is typing trash in the Search field.

HTH

Christian