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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Restore default on-access scanning preferences</h1>


  

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    <div class="section" id="task_DFC89D8351F8489CA9036AB4D8280FAB__context_25DB2327153B4CD196BB7052587E8B93"><a name="task_DFC89D8351F8489CA9036AB4D8280FAB__context_25DB2327153B4CD196BB7052587E8B93"><!-- --></a><p>To set the on-access scanning preferences to defaults recommended by Sophos:</p>
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    <a name="task_DFC89D8351F8489CA9036AB4D8280FAB__steps_8FED3F5551524552AEB12FD7C932E88D"><!-- --></a><ol id="task_DFC89D8351F8489CA9036AB4D8280FAB__steps_8FED3F5551524552AEB12FD7C932E88D">
      <li id="task_DFC89D8351F8489CA9036AB4D8280FAB__step_2E9C155534694AC1B7199BD65E3DAF89"><a name="task_DFC89D8351F8489CA9036AB4D8280FAB__step_2E9C155534694AC1B7199BD65E3DAF89"><!-- --></a><span>Choose <span class="menucascade">
      <span class="uicontrol">Sophos Anti-Virus</span>
       &gt; <span class="uicontrol">Preferences</span>
     </span>.</span></li>
<li id="task_DFC89D8351F8489CA9036AB4D8280FAB__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><a name="task_DFC89D8351F8489CA9036AB4D8280FAB__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><!-- --></a><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">On-access Scanning</span>.</span></li>
<li id="task_DFC89D8351F8489CA9036AB4D8280FAB__step_A04642884E15439BAADC45BE2967ADE5"><a name="task_DFC89D8351F8489CA9036AB4D8280FAB__step_A04642884E15439BAADC45BE2967ADE5"><!-- --></a><span>If some settings are dimmed, click the lock icon and type an administrator name and password.</span></li>
<li id="task_DFC89D8351F8489CA9036AB4D8280FAB__step_41C9394A4E114CFEB1DA1C9246C261C2"><a name="task_DFC89D8351F8489CA9036AB4D8280FAB__step_41C9394A4E114CFEB1DA1C9246C261C2"><!-- --></a><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">Restore Defaults</span>.</span>
        
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="../concepts/Configuring_on-access_scanning.html" title="">Configuring on-access scanning</a></div>
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