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MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS AntiVirus False Positive? How To Set Program Exceptions In MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS -Virus

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  • Fixing MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS Antivirus False Malware Alerts
  • How to Whitelist a File or Software in MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS Anti Virus

Fixing MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS Antivirus False Malware Alerts

If MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS is falsely alarming you about a software program that you know is safe, this page shows you how to create program/folder exclusions in MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS antivirus.

How to Whitelist a File or Software in MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS Anti Virus

Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus allows you to whitelist or exclude a file or program BOTH from hard disk AND while running in memory.

To set an exclusion or whitelist a file or program from being scanned and deleted on the hard disk with Microsoft Security Essentials:

  1. Double click the system tray icon for Microsoft Security Essentials to make the anti-virus program visible.
  2. Click on the Settings tab.
  3. Click on the list item Excluded files and locations at the left.
  4. Click the Browse button on the right. This will open a find-file dialog box.
  5. Navigate to the location of the program or file you wish to whitelist/safelist in Microsoft Security Essentials and click on it to select it.
  6. Click the OK button.
  7. The find-file dialog box will close taking you back to the settings page. You will see the full path of the file/program you just selected in the File locations: box.
  8. Click the Add button to add the file/program to Microsoft Security Essentials exclusion list.

To set an exclusion or whitelist a file or program from being scanned and blocked from running in memory in Microsoft Security Essentials:

  1. If you have followed the steps above, you should still be on the Settings page. Otherwise, follow steps #1 & #2 above.
  2. Click on the list item Excluded processes at the left.
  3. Click the Browse button on the right. This will open a find-file dialog box.
  4. Navigate to the location of the program or file you wish to whitelist/safelist in processes in Microsoft Security Essentials and click on it to select it.
  5. Click the OK button.
  6. The find-file dialog box will close taking you back to the Settings page. You will see the full path of the file/program you just selected in the File locations:
  7. Click the Add button to add the file/program to Microsoft Security Essentials running processes exclusion list.
1 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Start Screen.
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1 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Start Screen.
2 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Settings Browse For Exclusions.
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2 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Settings Browse For Exclusions.
3 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Settings File Browse Dialog.
Image of 3 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Settings File Browse Dialog.
3 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Settings File Browse Dialog.
4 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Add File Program Exclusion To List.
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4 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Add File Program Exclusion To List.
5 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Save Changes.
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5 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Save Changes.
6 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Settings Excluded Processes.
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6 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Settings Excluded Processes.
3 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Settings File Browse Dialog.
Image of 3 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Settings File Browse Dialog.
3 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Settings File Browse Dialog.
4 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Add File Program Exclusion To List.
Image of 4 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Add File Program Exclusion To List.
4 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Add File Program Exclusion To List.
5 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Save Changes.
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5 Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Save Changes.

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