How to add an application to antivirus exceptions. How to configure ESET Smart Security or NOD32 antivirus exceptions
Most users actively use antiviruses to ensure the security of their system, passwords, and files. Good antivirus software can always provide protection for high level, but a lot also depends on the user’s actions. Many applications give you the opportunity to choose what to do with what they consider to be malicious programs or files. But some do not stand on ceremony and immediately remove suspicious objects and potential threats.
The problem is that each protection can work in vain, considering a harmless program dangerous. If the user is confident in the safety of the file, then he should try to add it to the exception. Many antivirus programs do this differently.
To add a folder to antivirus exclusions, you need to dig a little into the settings. Also, it is worth considering that each protection has its own interface, which means that the path for adding a file may differ from other popular antiviruses.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Avast Free Antivirus
Avira
360 Total Security
Antivirus 360 Total Security differs in many ways from other popular protections. Flexible interface, Russian language support and a large number of useful tools available with effective protection, which can be customized to your taste.
The same is done with a folder, but for this you select "Add folder".
You select what you need in the window and confirm. You can do the same with the application you want to exclude. Just specify its folder and it will not be scanned.
ESET NOD32
Windows 10 Defender
Standard for the tenth version of the antivirus in most respects and functionality not inferior to solutions from third party developers. Like all the products discussed above, it also allows you to create exceptions, and you can add not only files and folders to this list, but also processes, as well as specific extensions.
- Launch Defender and go to the section "Protection against viruses and threats".
- Next use the link "Manage Settings" located in the block "Protection settings against viruses and other threats".
- In the block "Exceptions" click on the link "Adding or removing exceptions".
- Click the button "Add exception",
define its type in the drop-down list
and, depending on your choice, specify the path to the file or folder
or enter the process name or extension, then click on the button to confirm the selection or addition.
Over the entire period of using ESS or NOD32 antivirus, you may have to face the following issue. Let's assume that you have an application ( in simple language program) which is yours NOD32 antivirus or we consider ESS a threat to your computer, that is, a virus. But you know for sure that this is not a virus - perhaps the publisher of this program assured you of this, or the instructions warned you that ESS antivirus or NOD32 may complain about this file. And what to do in this case? Let's look at a real example.
To activate ESET antivirus Smart Security we require a TNOD mini-program. It is just packed in a ZIP archive. It’s worth mentioning that very often applications are archived in order to antivirus program didn't delete them from hard drive, considered undesirable. After all, most often it is applications that are viruses. And since ZIP archive and RAR are not applications, the antivirus program does not remove them.
I think you understand that TNOD (a program for free automatic activation ESS or NOD32 antivirus) – pirated app. That is why for ESS antivirus it is considered a virus. And so that after unzipping the TNOD file it is not deleted by the antivirus, you need to add the folder in which we will unpack this file to the antivirus exceptions. That is, this folder will not be scanned for viruses. As a rule, with exceptions for TNOD programs I add the folder with ESET antivirus. It's done like this. Left-click the triangle arrow at the bottom right of the screen to display hidden elements(that is, programs running in the background).
I only have two programs. To find out which is which, just hover your mouse over the shortcut. A tooltip appears showing the name of the application. We are interested in ESET Smart Security. Ours is red. This means that maximum computer protection is not guaranteed, since the antivirus has not been activated. So, right-click on the red label and select “Open ESET Smart Security 6” from the drop-down list. 
The main window of our antivirus will open. 
In the left column, select the “Settings” menu item, then in the main window at the bottom, left-click on “Go to advanced settings”. 
A small window will open with additional settings ESS. 
Here, next to the “Computer” menu item, click on the plus sign to display hidden menu sub-items. Of the items that have been revealed, we are interested in “Protection against viruses and spyware", click on the plus sign. And from the newly appeared menu items, use the left mouse button to click on “Exceptions”. Everything should look something like the one shown in the picture below. To add an exception, click the “Add” button. 
Another small window will appear, in which, using the same principle, you must first open the “Computer” menu item, then “Disk C”, after “Program Files” and finally left-click on the “ESET” folder. IN top line a path like this should appear. To enter a new value, click “OK”. 
In the exceptions, a line will appear with the address of the folder that we added. To save the settings, click the “OK” button. 
This is how you can easily add any folder to the exclusions of NOD32 or ESET antivirus. I draw your attention to the fact that now all folders and all files in the ESET directory will be excluded from scanning by your antivirus. You can also remove any exception at any time. To do this, simply select it by left-clicking and click the “Delete” button. Then save the settings by pressing the “OK” button. 
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Adding the selected application to the exclusion list Windows Firewall- standard procedure on computers running Windows OS. Performing this operation assumes that you have administrative access to system resources.
Instructions
To perform the procedure for adding the selected program to the list of exceptions of the Windows firewall in the XP version, call the main system menu by clicking the “Start” button and go to “Settings”. Expand the "Control Panel" link and go to the "Windows Firewall" tab. Select the “Exceptions” tab of the dialog box that opens and click the “Add program” button.
Highlight the right application in the list (when the program is displayed) and confirm the selected action by pressing the OK button. Use the "Browse" button if there is no required application in the list and specify the path to the executable file of the selected program. Use the “Open” command and save your changes by clicking OK (for Windows XP).
Bring up the OS main menu Windows versions 7, click the “Start” button and go to “Control Panel”. Expand the "System and Security" link and expand the "Windows Firewall" node. Select the "Allow programs through Windows Firewall" section and open the "Allow another program..." link. Select the desired application in the directory or use the "Browse" button to specify the path to the executable file of the selected program. Save your changes by clicking OK (for Windows 7).
An alternative method for performing the same procedure would be to use netsh commands with firewall context to change Windows Firewall settings. Please note that in some cases the General tab may not be active. This means that changes to firewall settings are prohibited group policy or there are insufficient user rights to perform such an operation. You should also remember that the firewall program in Windows Server 2003 is not enabled by default.
Avast (Avast) is a popular antivirus due to its functional free version. However, any program is not without sin, and Avast sometimes makes mistakes by deleting or adding “clean” files that are not infected with a virus to its blacklist. It is precisely for such cases that the developers came up with a list of exceptions. Users can add some files to it if they are sure that they definitely do not contain virus components. In this case, Avast ignores files and programs from the list when scanning, without deleting them in vain. Let's see how users can add files to the exclusion list.
Why add files to Avast exceptions
Sometimes an antivirus deletes files for no reason or adds them to the “sandbox” - an internal isolated environment in which the program runs with significant restrictions. This problem most often occurs among fans of pirated video games. Avast considers files that hack the game's security system to be viruses. The antivirus can also remove some program files that work directly with the system (utilities such as cleaning and optimization Windows registry, For example). Accordingly, the antivirus interferes with the operation of a number of programs by deleting harmless files. In such cases, you should add files to Avast exceptions.
Be careful! If you add a truly infected program to the exceptions, then nothing good will come of it. The computer will become vulnerable to virus attacks, and the antivirus will stop paying attention to the file. You should only add a file from a reliable source that you can unconditionally trust to an exception, and only if it is really necessary.
Step-by-step instructions for adding a file to the exclusion list
How to force your antivirus to ignore a folder or site
You can add to exceptions not only separate file, but also a whole folder. For example, if you want to add a program or game to the exception (although an antivirus rarely places all files in the sandbox at once), you need to write the folder address, and after the name add a backslash and an asterisk - “*”, that is, you should get something like “ C:UsersAdminProgram1*".
You can also add the URL of a site to the exception if Avast stubbornly prevents you from downloading something from it.
- To do this, go to the “URL addresses” tab.
- Enter the URL.
- If necessary specific file, then we write its full address (http://yandex.ru/some_page.html).
- If this is a whole site or a site category, then the logic is the same as with folders: add an asterisk. Only with a regular slash - for example, http://yandex.ru/*.
Advanced settings
The settings window contains tabs where you can add files to exceptions for the “DeepScreen” and “ Strengthened mode" This can be useful, especially for new programmers. DeepScreen almost always blocks the launch of programs written in the environment Visual programming Studio. Therefore, it is worth examining these two modes:
- DeepScreen - intelligent system, allowing Avast to promptly recognize viruses. If this mode is enabled, the system-level antivirus scans running processes. And if one of the processes begins to perform suspicious operations, then DeepScreen places the process files in a sandbox. Very useful and required function, but sometimes she makes mistakes. If DeepScreen blocks the programs you need, simply add them to the exception specifically for DeepScreen.
- Hard mode is a very strict blocking scenario. Anyone can fall into the sandbox suspicious programs who want to do something with system files and settings. Since this mode is unreasonably strict, only beginners and inexperienced users should enable it. However, the regime has its own own list exceptions to which you can add the necessary programs or files.
Video instructions for using the program
It is important to be able to use the antivirus exclusion list, because any program is imperfect, and an antivirus one even more so. Trying to protect your computer, Avast, like a good mother, sometimes goes too far and considers completely harmless files to be a virus. But you should use the list of exceptions carefully. If the file suddenly turns out to be virus program, You will open the way for him. So think twice before adding anything to your antivirus exclusions.
Some programs or games may be mistakenly perceived by antiviruses as viruses and blocked by them. Even in the installation instructions for some games, you can often find instructions to add a folder or executable file antivirus exclusion games.
Let's look at how to do this in antivirus.
IMPORTANT! Add to antivirus exceptions only files that you are sure are safe and that were obtained from reliable sources. If you doubt that the file is safe, then check it using one of, for example.
Before installing a program or game, pause your antivirus. This is necessary so that during installation of the program the antivirus does not delete any file. To disable Webroot protection, turn off the switch in the main antivirus window Real-time protection:
After installation the desired program, open the main antivirus window by double-clicking the Webroot icon on the desktop or near the clock. In the antivirus window, click on the gear on the tab Computer security:
Open the tab Block/allow files and press add file:
In the Explorer window that appears, find the folder with installed program and select the main executable file. It can be identified by its name and colored icon:
Likewise, if necessary, add other files to the Webroot antivirus exclusion. These files will appear in the tab Block/allow files. To prevent the antivirus from responding to them, check the box Allow opposite each of them:
Now you can enable antivirus protection and run a program or game, or work with files that are added to Webroot exceptions.
If a file has already been blocked and deleted by Webroot antivirus, it can be restored, since Webroot antivirus does not delete files, but moves them to a special isolated area - quarantine. Files that are quarantined by Webroot can be restored and then added to antivirus exceptions. To restore a file from Webroot quarantine, open Settings Computer security:
Switch to tab Quarantine. This tab will open a list of quarantined files and the date they were moved to it. You can mark the files you need and by clicking Restore, return them to the folder they were in:
Confirm file recovery:
