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MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS AntiVirus False Flagging 🚩 A Program? How To Correct A False Notification Alarm In MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS Anti-Virus

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  • Fixing MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS Antivirus False Virus Positives
  • Setting File & Program Exceptions for MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS AntiVirus

Fixing MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS Antivirus False Virus Positives

If you know that a software program is safe, this page provides instructions on how to correct a false notification in MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS antivirus.

Setting File & Program Exceptions 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:

  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.
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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.
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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