Late last night I decided to try a full scan for the first time, left it running and went to bed. It's also worth noting that a folder exclusion will apply to all subfolders within the folder as well.I've been using a clean install of W8 Pro for a couple of weeks now and while I have installed some of my usual programs I have not yet installed any standalone AV, firewall, or other "Security" programs. Once added, Windows Defender will not scan or detect your file or app as malicious. When done adding exclusions, you can close the Windows Security settings screen. txt extension from Microsoft Defender scans.įinally, if you exclude a process, you should enter the full path to the executable. For example, '.txt' would exclude all files ending with the. If you wish to exclude a file type, you need to specify a file type extension to exclude.
When excluding a file or folder, you will be asked to select the file/folder you wish to exclude.
To exclude one of these items, click on Add an exclusion and select the type of item you wish to exclude. You will now be at the Exclusions screen, where you can add a new excluded file, folder, file type, or process. Under Exclusions, click on Add or remove exclusions.When the Virus & threat protection screen opens, click on the Manage settings option.In the Windows Security windows, click on Virus & Protection, as shown by the red arrow below.When the Settings window opens, click on Update & Security, and then select Windows Security.Open Start Menu and then click on Settings.To exclude a file or folder from being scanned by Microsoft Defender, please follow these steps: Otherwise, if you exclude a folder and mistakenly execute malware from it, Microsoft Defender will not detect and quarantine the malware.
It is important to remember that you should never exclude a file or folder from antivirus scans unless you know for 100% that they are safe and legitimate files. How to use the exclusion feature of Windows Defender This feature is for those who need to run apps or programs that have been detected as malicious, but you are confident are safe. A false positive detected in Microsoft Defenderįalse positives are particularly common among tools used by cybersecurity researchers that share many of the characteristics of malware but are, in fact, just tools that can be used for a good or harmful activity.įortunately, Microsoft allows you to exclude files and folders, so they are not scanned by Microsoft Defender.
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