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Linux: Options for excluding files from scanning

When using sophos for Linux on-access scanning, I run into delays when I access some shared folders from my Windows VM, presumably because the VM is doing some simple scan of the folder which then triggers the on-access scanning. This is particularly noticeable and annoying for folders with may items or large items like a downloads folder that may contain many >200MB files. Please can someone let me know if there's an obvious solution to this, such as:

  • Is there a way to configure a max file size for Linux on-access scanning?
  • Is there a way to exclude certain processes from the Linux on-access scanning? (e.g. the VMware process or possibly makes sense for a backup rsync process too)


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  • Thanks for the info. I guess I'll just have to live with it or try some other Linux AV (not that there are that many options!). It would be really useful to have options for customising the large file size (to skip scanning) and being able to ignore a certain process like vmware when it accesses files (i.e. don't on-access scan).

    Many thanks