Fixing MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS Anti virus False Trojan Warnings
If MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS is falsely alerting you about a software program that you know is virus-free, this page shows you how to create program/folder exclusions in MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS anti-virus.
How to Safelist a File or Software for MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS AntiVirus
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:
- Double click the system tray icon for Microsoft Security Essentials to make the anti-virus program visible.
- Click on the
Settings
tab.
- Click on the list item
Excluded files and locations
at the left.
- Click the
Browse
button on the right. This will open a find-file dialog box.
- 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.
- Click the
OK
button.
- 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.
- 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:
- If you have followed the steps above, you should still be on the
Settings
page. Otherwise, follow steps #1 & #2 above.
- Click on the list item
Excluded processes
at the left.
- Click the
Browse
button on the right. This will open a find-file dialog box.
- 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.
- Click the
OK
button.
- 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:
- 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.
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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.
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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.