(Don't) Skip Scanning Trusted Files on Full System Scan

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I would like the setting brought back to NIS where Trusted Files are not skipped on a Full System Scan.

 

I understand the benefit of skipping Trusted Files in day to day use and/or in a Quick Scan, but i would still like my Full System Scan to be exactly as it says on the tin, a Full Scan of my System with not even the Trusted Files missed/skipped.

 

I do not mind the time when it comes to a Full System Scan since i already expect it to take longer than day to day use of my PC anyway.

 

Plus bringing back the setting need not be a problem for everyone else since the setting does not have to ship with NIS turned ON as a default, but be left to users like me who would still like such a setting and turn it on ourselves.

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Hi, keighleyboy. You could always use the option in the drop down menu to scan BOTH trusted and untrusted files, as per this.

 

User Trusted Files

Lists the Files of Interest that you manually trusted in the File Insight window.

This category does not list the files that do not belong to the File of Interest even if you manually trust the files.

 

However, Norton Internet Security excludes all of the manually trusted files from Norton Internet Security scan when you configure Scan Performance Profiles to High Trust.

 

 

You can also remove the user trust from all of the Files of Interest that you manually trusted. You can use the Clear All User Trust option next to the drop-down list to remove the user trust.

 

 

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I would like the setting brought back to NIS where Trusted Files are not skipped on a Full System Scan.

 

I understand the benefit of skipping Trusted Files in day to day use and/or in a Quick Scan, but i would still like my Full System Scan to be exactly as it says on the tin, a Full Scan of my System with not even the Trusted Files missed/skipped.

 

I do not mind the time when it comes to a Full System Scan since i already expect it to take longer than day to day use of my PC anyway.

 

Plus bringing back the setting need not be a problem for everyone else since the setting does not have to ship with NIS turned ON as a default, but be left to users like me who would still like such a setting and turn it on ourselves.