Antivirus Scaning Exclusion [closed]
I am writing to ask you if anyone knows any way to ecxlude an .exe file from antivirus scanning when it executes.
I would like to give the user the opportunity to exclude my app from the antivirus list during the installation, so the antivirus never check the application when it executes.
Thanks in advance!
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asked Jan 7 at 10:50
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I am writing to ask you if anyone knows any way to ecxlude an .exe file from antivirus scanning when it executes.
I would like to give the user the opportunity to exclude my app from the antivirus list during the installation, so the antivirus never check the application when it executes.
Thanks in advance!
anti-virus
asked Jan 7 at 10:50
chris_pchris_p
1
closed as too broad by Moab, DavidPostill♦ Jan 7 at 21:31
Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
How this is accomplished depends on the specific AV being used. It also depends on if the user has the necessary permissions to do so.
– Ramhound
Jan 7 at 11:16
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I am writing to ask you if anyone knows any way to ecxlude an .exe file from antivirus scanning when it executes.
I would like to give the user the opportunity to exclude my app from the antivirus list during the installation, so the antivirus never check the application when it executes.
Thanks in advance!
anti-virus
asked Jan 7 at 10:50
chris_pchris_p
1
I am writing to ask you if anyone knows any way to ecxlude an .exe file from antivirus scanning when it executes.
I would like to give the user the opportunity to exclude my app from the antivirus list during the installation, so the antivirus never check the application when it executes.
Thanks in advance!
anti-virus
anti-virus
asked Jan 7 at 10:50
chris_pchris_p
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asked Jan 7 at 10:50
chris_pchris_p
1
asked Jan 7 at 10:50
chris_pchris_p
1
asked Jan 7 at 10:50
chris_pchris_p
1
asked Jan 7 at 10:50
chris_pchris_p
1
1
closed as too broad by Moab, DavidPostill♦ Jan 7 at 21:31
Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as too broad by Moab, DavidPostill♦ Jan 7 at 21:31
Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer. Avoid asking multiple distinct questions at once. See the How to Ask page for help clarifying this question. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
How this is accomplished depends on the specific AV being used. It also depends on if the user has the necessary permissions to do so.
– Ramhound
Jan 7 at 11:16
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How this is accomplished depends on the specific AV being used. It also depends on if the user has the necessary permissions to do so.
– Ramhound
Jan 7 at 11:16
How this is accomplished depends on the specific AV being used. It also depends on if the user has the necessary permissions to do so.
– Ramhound
Jan 7 at 11:16
How this is accomplished depends on the specific AV being used. It also depends on if the user has the necessary permissions to do so.
– Ramhound
Jan 7 at 11:16
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If a program could mark itself as excluded, that would be awfully convenient for malware, wouldn't it.
Most antivirus software do have exclusion lists. However, the location of these lists is different for every antivirus program. (Remember, there isn't just "the antivirus software", there's well over 30 competing antivirus products out there – and of course they all work differently. The only thing they were forced to agree on is reporting to Windows whether the protection is active or not.)
And for many antivirus products, these lists and other settings can only be updated through its own control panel, not externally – this is part of their self-defense against malware. (Stopping the antivirus services, changing their registry settings, etc. is an ages old trick.)
So in short, there is no generic or automated method for you to do this. It's something the user would have to configure by themselves.
If your software is misdetected as malware, instead start by contacting the antivirus vendors about why this happens (false positives are not a new thing at all). Sites such as VirusTotal can help with checking the program against multiple antivirus systems before it's released.
On the other hand, if your software is legitimately detected as malware,
answered Jan 7 at 11:16
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If a program could mark itself as excluded, that would be awfully convenient for malware, wouldn't it.
Most antivirus software do have exclusion lists. However, the location of these lists is different for every antivirus program. (Remember, there isn't just "the antivirus software", there's well over 30 competing antivirus products out there – and of course they all work differently. The only thing they were forced to agree on is reporting to Windows whether the protection is active or not.)
And for many antivirus products, these lists and other settings can only be updated through its own control panel, not externally – this is part of their self-defense against malware. (Stopping the antivirus services, changing their registry settings, etc. is an ages old trick.)
So in short, there is no generic or automated method for you to do this. It's something the user would have to configure by themselves.
If your software is misdetected as malware, instead start by contacting the antivirus vendors about why this happens (false positives are not a new thing at all). Sites such as VirusTotal can help with checking the program against multiple antivirus systems before it's released.
On the other hand, if your software is legitimately detected as malware,
answered Jan 7 at 11:16
grawitygrawity
237k37504558
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If a program could mark itself as excluded, that would be awfully convenient for malware, wouldn't it.
Most antivirus software do have exclusion lists. However, the location of these lists is different for every antivirus program. (Remember, there isn't just "the antivirus software", there's well over 30 competing antivirus products out there – and of course they all work differently. The only thing they were forced to agree on is reporting to Windows whether the protection is active or not.)
And for many antivirus products, these lists and other settings can only be updated through its own control panel, not externally – this is part of their self-defense against malware. (Stopping the antivirus services, changing their registry settings, etc. is an ages old trick.)
So in short, there is no generic or automated method for you to do this. It's something the user would have to configure by themselves.
If your software is misdetected as malware, instead start by contacting the antivirus vendors about why this happens (false positives are not a new thing at all). Sites such as VirusTotal can help with checking the program against multiple antivirus systems before it's released.
On the other hand, if your software is legitimately detected as malware,
answered Jan 7 at 11:16
grawitygrawity
237k37504558
add a comment |
If a program could mark itself as excluded, that would be awfully convenient for malware, wouldn't it.
Most antivirus software do have exclusion lists. However, the location of these lists is different for every antivirus program. (Remember, there isn't just "the antivirus software", there's well over 30 competing antivirus products out there – and of course they all work differently. The only thing they were forced to agree on is reporting to Windows whether the protection is active or not.)
And for many antivirus products, these lists and other settings can only be updated through its own control panel, not externally – this is part of their self-defense against malware. (Stopping the antivirus services, changing their registry settings, etc. is an ages old trick.)
So in short, there is no generic or automated method for you to do this. It's something the user would have to configure by themselves.
If your software is misdetected as malware, instead start by contacting the antivirus vendors about why this happens (false positives are not a new thing at all). Sites such as VirusTotal can help with checking the program against multiple antivirus systems before it's released.
On the other hand, if your software is legitimately detected as malware,
answered Jan 7 at 11:16
grawitygrawity
237k37504558
If a program could mark itself as excluded, that would be awfully convenient for malware, wouldn't it.
Most antivirus software do have exclusion lists. However, the location of these lists is different for every antivirus program. (Remember, there isn't just "the antivirus software", there's well over 30 competing antivirus products out there – and of course they all work differently. The only thing they were forced to agree on is reporting to Windows whether the protection is active or not.)
And for many antivirus products, these lists and other settings can only be updated through its own control panel, not externally – this is part of their self-defense against malware. (Stopping the antivirus services, changing their registry settings, etc. is an ages old trick.)
So in short, there is no generic or automated method for you to do this. It's something the user would have to configure by themselves.
If your software is misdetected as malware, instead start by contacting the antivirus vendors about why this happens (false positives are not a new thing at all). Sites such as VirusTotal can help with checking the program against multiple antivirus systems before it's released.
On the other hand, if your software is legitimately detected as malware,
answered Jan 7 at 11:16
grawitygrawity
237k37504558
answered Jan 7 at 11:16
grawitygrawity
237k37504558
answered Jan 7 at 11:16
grawitygrawity
237k37504558
answered Jan 7 at 11:16
grawitygrawity
237k37504558
237k37504558
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How this is accomplished depends on the specific AV being used. It also depends on if the user has the necessary permissions to do so.
– Ramhound
Jan 7 at 11:16