Applies to: Sophos Home Premium (Mac) only
The fast scan is the default scan that targets the key system folders and areas where threats stay. These are the non-archives and the following directories:
- /System/Library/LaunchAgents/
- /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/
- /private/var/root/Library/LaunchAgents/
- /System/Library/StartupItems/
- /Library/StartupItems/
- /Library/LaunchAgents/
- /Library/LaunchDaemons/
- /private/var/run/
- /private/var/tmp/
- /private/etc/
- /private/tmp/
- ~/Public/
- ~/Desktop/
- ~/Documents/
- ~/Downloads/
- ~/Library/Application Support/
- ~/Library/Preferences/
- ~/Library/LaunchAgents/
- /Applications/
Note: It does not scan disk images, zip files and other archives.
This article describes how to run a fast scan on a Mac.
Instructions
- Click the Sophos Home icon on the Menu bar to open the Sophos Home main window.
- Click on the three dots on the upper-right side of the window and select Scan.
- Click Start Scan.
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