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	<h1 class="topictitle1">Turn on-access scanning on or off</h1>

	<div><div class="section" id="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__context_FEDA8118E6794A6C8D713A35326FB788"><a name="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__context_FEDA8118E6794A6C8D713A35326FB788"><!-- --></a><p>By default, on-access scanning is turned on when you start your Mac.</p>
<p>To turn on-access scanning on or off:</p>
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<a name="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__steps_50F28A7C5CC04C7393A58B7F02972F63"><!-- --></a><ol id="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__steps_50F28A7C5CC04C7393A58B7F02972F63">
			<li id="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__step_E73E064062154008987C98895304ECD7"><a name="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__step_E73E064062154008987C98895304ECD7"><!-- --></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_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__step_533BB7F565554F7591F2316EF0275286"><a name="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__step_533BB7F565554F7591F2316EF0275286"><!-- --></a><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">On-access Scanning</span>.</span></li>
<li id="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__step_5E0176CCBABB497A9EFA3790775D7C12"><a name="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__step_5E0176CCBABB497A9EFA3790775D7C12"><!-- --></a><span>If some settings are dimmed, click the lock icon and type an administrator name and password.</span></li>
<li id="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__step_F28F1A94AAF14C348891B6629970AC35"><a name="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__step_F28F1A94AAF14C348891B6629970AC35"><!-- --></a><span>Change the setting as follows:</span><a name="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__choices_D151CA72117F48C9BA7F84B6B46FDAA5"><!-- --></a><ul id="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__choices_D151CA72117F48C9BA7F84B6B46FDAA5"><li id="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__choice_EA290737D33A494487DC786CFA72DC56"><a name="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__choice_EA290737D33A494487DC786CFA72DC56"><!-- --></a><p>To turn on-access scanning <em>on</em>, click <span class="uicontrol">Start Scanning</span>.
The status  changes to <span class="uicontrol">on</span> and the <span class="keyword">Sophos Anti-Virus</span>
icon in the menu bar turns black.</p>
<br/><a name="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__image_55B4288D630D4B5FB794F6CE0846D82B"><!-- --></a><img id="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__image_55B4288D630D4B5FB794F6CE0846D82B" src="../images/SAV_icon_black.png"/><br/>
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<li id="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__choice_99220D9766CC41FB89C2BAF0562904D8"><a name="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__choice_99220D9766CC41FB89C2BAF0562904D8"><!-- --></a><p>To turn on-access scanning <em>off</em>, click <span class="uicontrol">Stop Scanning</span>.
The status  changes to <span class="uicontrol">off</span> and the <span class="keyword">Sophos Anti-Virus</span>
icon in the menu bar turns gray.</p>
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		<div class="section" id="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__result_655B730C9E824021ACC83FB8E8E3E125"><a name="task_EB1AD68425114101BC487E52AD98D040__result_655B730C9E824021ACC83FB8E8E3E125"><!-- --></a><div class="important"><span class="importanttitle">Important:</span> If you turn on-access scanning off, 
 <span class="keyword">Sophos Anti-Virus</span>
does not scan files that you access for threats. This puts your Mac at risk.</div>

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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="../concepts/On-access_scanning.html" title="">On-access scanning</a></div>
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