Running a fast scan on Mac

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.