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  • AntiVirus/Security Software False Flagging Safe Files as Malicious.
  • How to Whitelist/Set Exceptions for File or Software Falsely Flagged in your Antivirus Program.

AntiVirus/Security Software False Flagging Safe Files as Malicious

Almost all antivirus/security software programs mistakenly flag a perfectly fine software program or file as containing malicious code when it does not. This is almost impossible to avoid. When this occurs, you can follow the instructions below on how to white list the software program in your computers antivirus/security software.

If your antivirus tells you a program contains bad code and you want to make sure or double check...

  1. Go to to the VirusTotal website.
  2. Click the button to upload the suspected file or program. (you can also enter a url/web address so you don't even have to risk downloading the file.)
  3. Let the website scan the file using dozens of built in anti-virus programs.

If the majority of results come back that the file is fine, you can probably trust it. Follow the instructions below to tell your security software that the file is ok so the software does not continuously delete the software or file or prevent it from running properly. If more than about 15% of the virus scanners report it as a bad file, you might want to delete the file and/or not open/download it.

How to Whitelist/Set Exceptions for File or Software Falsely Flagged in your Antivirus Program

The list of whitelisting or safelist instructions below is arranged in alphabetical order and covers most all antivirus/security software program.

CONTENT RELATED TO SAFE-LISTING PROGRAMS IN YOUR WINDOWS SECURITY SOFTWARE



K7 Antivirus False Positive How To Set File F

... gram exceptions in K7 -virus. Overall, K7 anti-virus seems like a pretty easy and user friendly security software program to work with. This includes the ability to correct any false flagging issues c ...

Cylance Antivirus False Positive How To Set F

... nce to leave a software program or file alone and let it run normally, a process referred to as whitelisting or setting an exception. If the file you wish to whitelist/allow show ups on the Device Det ...

Bkav Antivirus False Positive How To Set File

... instruct BKAV to leave a software program alone. Unfortunately there is very little support or information at all about Bkav antivirus. This is not a good sign and Bkav would not be an antivirus prog ...

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