In ASP.NET applications, certain folders should be excluded from antivirus scanning. If they are not, the scan could cause inadvertentAppDomainunloads, and this causes performance issues. ASP.NET uses theReadDirectoryChangesWWin32 function to monitor directories and files. In the following scenarios,...
This article will show you how to exclude safe files and folders in Bitdefender if they are detected by antivirus scanning. Bitdefender allows the exclusion of specific files, folders, or file extensions from antivirus scans. To add any of them to the Exceptions list, follow the steps below....
How do I exclude a USB stick from antivirus scanning in Windows 12? Windows 10 and 11 how to exclude extern drive from virus scanner? How can I exclude a drive path from the antivirus scan in Windows 10? What configurations are necessary in Windows 12 to exclude certain folders from the...
Following the recommendations does not pose a significant threat as of now but it has a very big potential of being one. Cybercriminals may strategically drop or download a malicious file into one of the folders that are recommended to be excluded from scanning or use a file name extension th...
How to prevent Windows Defender from scanning specific files If you have certain files, folders, file types, and processes that you want to exclude from Windows Defender Antivirus scans, use the following steps: OpenWindows Defender Security Center. ...
Only exclude files and folders if you're confident that they're not infected. Anything that your antivirus software ignores might end up having viruses later on, and Norton will be none the wiser if those files are excluded from scans and real-time protection. ...
Note:This article is about exclusions inAvast Antivirus. For information about exclusions inAvast One, refer to the following article:Excluding certain files or websites from scanning in Avast One. Although it is generally not recommended, you may want to exclude certain files, folders, or websi...
It is important to note that excluding folders from antivirus potential carries risks as malware could hide in these folders. So use this feature with caution and only if you are sure that the excluded files or folders are safe. 3.) If the folder is a development environment! If the folde...
This article describes how to exclude specific applications or folders from file-level scanning in Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection for Mac. More Information Note If you want to exclude files that are stored on a remo...
This article describes how to exclude specific applications or folders from file-level scanning in Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection for Mac. More Information Note If you want to exclude files that are stored on a removable device such as a USB drive, you must insert and then ini...