Its one module, web shield is designed especially to scan websites that you visit while browsing the internet and it blocks the website if any malicious code found. This way, it blocks legitimate websites.you can make a call on Avast Support Number +327 Ireland. For more information visit. Click the 'Additional Protection' tab on the left side of the window, then click 'Site Blocking' under it. The right side of the window displays a list of each website that Avast! Click a website on the list, then click the gray 'Delete' button at the end of the row to stop blocking an individual website. Avast is one of the most trusted anti-virus app available for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. It is powering and protecting over 400 million devices with plenty of features to protect your phone and personal data. From attacking my own programs. Ask Question. https://warssite304.weebly.com/temp-turn-off-avast-for-mac.html. The fact your.exe is being blocked by Avast means your doing something nasty or odd enough Avast is flagging it. A normal program would not do this. Stop all avast agents; start the exec. Reactivate all agents.
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I've been practicing my C# lately on a new system. Compiling is fine, however when I try to run the generated
.exe
Avast why doesnt my activation code work for mac. file, avast! thinks it is malware and runs it in the sandbox for a while (and it doesn't work in the sandbox as it should work normally), and only when it has finished scanning it will it let me run it normally. When I try to run it again, most of the time the same process happens, whether I make changes to the code or not.
Is there any way I could play around with Avast's settings to stop it attacking my programs?
Note: I'm dealing with very simple, command prompt programs here.
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According to a user manual that I was able to find for version 4.8(see page 40), You need to do as the comments suggest and add your obj directory or bin directory to the exclusions list.
According to a post I found in the Avast forums from 2011 you can also add exclusions for single files by:
..manually edit[ing] the line where the path for the exception is. So, using the 'browse' button, select first the folder, and then edit the resulting path and 'add' to exclusions. You can also use '*' and '?'.
Pow-IanPow-Ian
You have to disable Avast DeepScreen:
Open Avast user interface>Settings>Antivirus uncheck, Enable DeepScreen.
It is now a much smaller option on the same page, (6th one down)
The option is harder to find (in my opinion) for the different version I have (version in the image).
In Avast Premier 2017, disabling Hardened Mode does nothing! Instead you have to disable CyberCapture as shown below:
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As others have mentioned, the culprit is DeepScreen. It's especially bad if you have Avast set to Silent/gaming mode because then you can get unexpected/bizarre behavior and have no idea why. (I spent an entire day debugging the installer for a program I'm developing because it suddenly started running twice every single time I launched it--DeepScreen is very forgetful--and only succeeding on the the second run.)
Going under Settings, Update, Details, you can turn off popups for the majority of them--the annoying update-related popups, which should make it easier to work undisturbed, play video games, etc. But DeepScreen popups still pop up!
CANNOT DISABLE DEEPSCREEN: I've tried disabling DeepScreen entirely (under Settings, Antivirus), since it's so disruptive, but this checkbox appears to have no effect.
Unfortunately, the only way I currently have of disabling DeepScreen (in Avast 2014.9.0.2021) is to disable all shields! And I'm not even sure that this is working, since I sometimes get DeepScreen popups even with all shields disabled. Avast can't be prevented from starting with Windows during boot, so maybe uninstalling Avast is the only solution.
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As you are using Avast double click on the Orange Avast Orb.Select Settings, and then select Antivirus.Scrolling down the Screen you will see Exclusions.
If you select Exclusions and the directory you are compiling to.you will be able to compile from any directory you exclude.Without any troubles.
Roberts_ClifRoberts_Clif
If none of these worked as they didn't for me try this.
Open Avast > Settings > Components > Files System Shield > Customize > Exclusions > Add the path > OK > OK and you're done.
M SeckM Seck
I Added a file path exclusion for my entire dev folder d:dev* and this worked using Avast Professional 2017:
- Right-click Avast icon in the system tray
- Select Open Avast user Interface
- Click Settings at the bottom left of the window
- In the General tab scroll down to the Exclusions entry
- Enter a folder name in the File paths tab e.g. d:dev* (Every file and sub folder of the dev folder will be ignored)
- Click ok, bottom right and the changes will be applied immediately
I didn't change Enable Cyber Capture or any other setting
PhilGPhilG
I have tried all of the other solutions, like adding an exclusion or deep screen exclusion or exclusion to File System Component shield or disabling deepscreen, etc. The only solution that works for me is to stop the Avast service in services.msc or Computer Management/Services.
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I create
D:ProjectDir
then put source code or solution under this directory. Open
Avast > Settings > Exclusions > File paths
and add D:ProjectDir*bin**
this is safer than adding rule
D:ProjectDir*
because avast will scan source code for example in D:ProjectDirmyapp
but not compiled app located at With new avast (2018)
Exclusions
is enough you don't need to disable DeepScreen
if still not work your app is truly Virus you need to disable or uninstall Avast :lol:
ewwinkewwink
Here is an addition to @PhilG 's answer:
Go into (example of a working avast settings).
In the picture above you can see Exclusions. Add a new file path under File paths tab.
If you want to only exclude an .exe file, add its path under CyberCapture tab.
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Done all the things above (including scanning/excluding the directory/exec where the exec is located) but 20 second after starting, avast kill it. No message, no quarantine, but i have found a way to circumvent the problem:
- stop all avast agents
- start the exec.
- reactivate all agents.
everything is ok until next boot.
But if i can't find any valuable solution, i'll kill avast definitly !
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