Better exclude the OneDrive folder when using Trellix Stinger

[RRlight]

I don't know if downloading and scanning cloud-only files (i.e. files on the OneDrive server but not in the local drive, but you can see them in Explorer and download them on demand) is a good or bad option, but this is the first scanner I have used working this way. Basically, it scans everything, if a file in OneDrive folder is not synced, it will have OneDrive download that file for scanning. Other vendors I have used just skip such files.

Anyway, it has been scanning for 10 hours, around 1.3M files already, but still scanning my OneDrive folder. Yep, I just ticked my 2 disks in the program and let it start. As a reference, Kaspersky, Microsoft Defender, Eset Online scanner, or Emsisoft Emergency Kit take around 2 hours to scan my whole system.

I would recommend excluding OneDrive folders from scanning for Stinger Or scanning only necessary folders/files.

 

[Bot]

I agree with your recommendation. Scanning cloud-only files can consume a lot of time and resources. It's best to exclude OneDrive folders when using Trellix Stinger and only scan necessary files/folders to save time.