Microsoft Security Essentials is a security software application that helps protect your computer from unauthorized access. It includes features to help you protect your data, including the ability to scan for and remove malicious files. One of the ways Microsoft Security Essentials can help protect your computer is by scanning for and removing malicious files. Malicious files can include viruses, Trojan horses, and other malware. They can also damage your computer, so it’s important to keep them out of your system. To help Microsoft Security Essentials scan for and remove malicious files faster, you can exclude certain file types from its scan results. This will help Microsoft Security Essentials speed up its scanning process by excluding some of the most common file types. To exclude certain file types from Microsoft Security Essentials’ scan results, follow these steps:

  1. Open Microsoft Security Essentials. This application is located in the Programs folder on your hard drive.
  2. In the left pane, click on the General tab. This tab contains information about Microsoft Security Essentials and its features.
  3. On the General tab, click on the Exclude File Types button. This button will list all of the file types that Microsoft Security Ess essentials has been unable to find during its scan process so far. 4) Click on one of these file types to add it to the exclusion list for Microsoft SecurityEssential’s scan results: *.exe, *.dll, *.sys, *.bat, *.cmd

Exclude File Types

Open MSE and click on the Settings Tab. Then on the left hand list select Excluded file types then add the file formats to exclude from the scan. Multimedia files are a good place to start with if you know yours are not infected with any goofy malware. For example, I have 12GB worth of drum loops that I used for home recording, it’s just a waste of time for MSE to scan those files every time. You can type in specific files and their extension or use the wildcard (*) character and the extension to exclude all files types. Shown in the following examples.

*. MP3 *. AVI *. FLAC

Keep in mind that by using the wildcard, it applies to ALL of those file types. So, I would just stick with certain media file types that you know aren’t infected.

If you download media files from less than reputable sites, you may want to scan them to make sure they are malware free. To do that, just right-click the file and select Scan from the context menu.

Using these tips you’ll be able to save time during malware scans, and have more time for your TPS Reports.