MALWAREBYTES Anti-Virus Incorrectly Flagging 🏴 A Software Program? How To Direct MALWAREBYTES Antivirus That A Software Program Does Not Contain A Virus

Fixing MALWAREBYTES AntiVirus False Trojan Alerts

If you know that a software program is safe, this page shows you how to set file exceptions in MALWAREBYTES anti-virus.

How to Set Whitelist a File or Program in MALWAREBYTES Anti Virus

Malwarebytes is one of the easiest PC security software program to work with, in terms of setting exceptions and whitelisting falsely flagged files or software programs. Seems to be pretty good at having a low percentage of false positives as well.

To instruct Malwarebytes to leave a file or program alone ...

1. Double click the Malwarebytes system tray icon to make the software program window become visible.
2. Click on the ⚙ Settings tab.
3. Click on the Exclusions tab.
4. Click on the Button with the text Add Exclusion. This will take you to a pane where you tell Malwarebytes the type of exclusions you want to set.
5. Tick the option button with the text Exclude a File or Folder.
6. Click the button with the text Next.
7. Click the button with the text Select Files ....
8. After you have seleted the file you wish to exclude/whitelist, click the OK button.

1 Malwarebytes Main Screen Click Settings Tag.

1 Malwarebytes Main Screen Click Settings Tag.

2 Malwarebytes Main Screen Exclusions Tab.

2 Malwarebytes Main Screen Exclusions Tab.

3 Malwarebytes Exlude File Folder Click Next.

3 Malwarebytes Exlude File Folder Click Next.

4 Malwarebytes Select File For Exclusion Click Ok.

4 Malwarebytes Select File For Exclusion Click Ok.