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title: 'antimalware:ignore'
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date: '2026-09-24'
description: 'Configure items to ignore when monitoring or running a malware scan. sentinel --task=antimalware:ignore --oper=<path_add|path_del|signature_add|signature_del|fileext_add|fileext_del|monitor_add|monitor_del> --value=<string> Option Value Description --oper <string> The operatio…'
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[](#)  [ Basics ](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/)     [ Command Line Interface ](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface)      Antimalware       antimalware:ignore    

# antimalware:ignore

Configure items to ignore when monitoring or running a malware scan.

```
sentinel --task=antimalware:ignore --oper=<path_add|path_del|signature_add|signature_del|fileext_add|fileext_del|monitor_add|monitor_del> --value=<string>
```

| Option | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `--oper` | <string> | The operation you want to perform. Operations: path\_add, path\_del, signature\_add, signature\_del, fileext\_add, fileext\_del, monitor\_add, monitor\_del |
| `--value` | <string> | The value you want to add or delete. |
| `--restart` | <yes> | Restart the service after saving settings. |

## Examples

```
// add a path to ignore
sentinel --task=antimalware:ignore --oper=path_add --value='^/var/tmp/mysql.sock$' --restart

// add a signature to ignore
sentinel --task=antimalware:ignore --oper=signature_add --value='Eicar-Test-Signature.345' --restart
```

## Related Pages

- [Ignore](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/plesk-interface/ignore "Ignore")

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