Does your Avast antivirus software continually block programs on your computer? Well, do not worry, you're not alone. Many users complain that Avast blocks a website, a program or any hardware. A pop-up message will appear stating that your link is not secure and that it represents a threat or contains a virus.
While you know it's just a mistake and you shouldn't panic. Because, here in this article, we will learn what the Avast exception list really is and how to add an exception.
What is the Avast Exception List?
To unblock sites blocked by Avast antivirus software, you can add them to Avast Exceptions / Whitelist.
Avast Exception List, also known as Avast Whitelist, is a type of list that helps you add programs or websites that you think are trustworthy but that Avast has shown false positives. These websites or programs, or any hardware, can be unlocked using the Avast Add Exception option. Although the Avast firewall works best in most cases to block unwanted websites and services, there are many cases where users reported Avast blocking certain games, visual studio, Discord, Utorrent and FileZilla.
And what is more frustrating is that when you know that the blocked item is a trustworthy application and you cannot access it just because of a false positive from Avast Antivirus.
If this also happens to you continuously, so the best solution to unblock them is to add them to Avast exceptions whitelist. Now, you may be thinking about how to add programs to the list. Do not worry, you are in the right place. You just have to scroll down to find out.
How to add an exception in Avast?
Adding an exception to Avast can be done in three different ways. Listed below.
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Global file exclusion list / folders / programs to prevent scanning using the Avast exclusion list for the specified shield
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Global URL Exclusion / website to stop scanning
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Global Program Exclusion List / folders and files
But, before adding any website or program to Avast Exception or whitelist, you need to make sure the website or program is clean. Usually, when the Avast firewall blocks a web page, displays a message that says: & amp; quot; Avast web shield has blocked access to this page & amp; quot;.
1. Global file exclusion list / folders / programs to prevent their analysis using the Avast exclusion list of the specified shield
The global exclusion list is used when you want to exclude some applications or ignore files. This will prevent Avast from scanning the listed files. It will also help you to ignore any website, domain, program or URL on your computer.
Here is the procedure to follow step by step.
Paso 1: Open Avast antivirus on your PC. Go to the settings of this antivirus.
Paso 2: Now, click on the general tab and, in the General tab, you will see an option for Exclusions.
Paso 3: click on it. Here you will need to provide the path of the file or folder that is added to the Avast whitelist. Avast's global list of exceptions also offers an option to add URLs.
Paso 4: This will now allow programs or websites on your PC. It will prevent it from being scanned into Avast.
2. Global URL Exclusion / websites to stop scanning
This method is used when you want to allow a website or URL in Avast and you also want to prevent Avast from being false positive. Note that any specific domain or URL can be added to the list. The following is the step-by-step procedure to whitelist a specific website or URL.
Paso 1: Go to the Avast antivirus control panel and click Settings
Paso 2: Then go to the General tab and now, in this General tab, look for the Exclusions option.
Paso 3: Here, in the URL tab, add the specific website you want Avast to allow and confirm by clicking the OK button.
Paso 4: Now, the website will be added to the Avast exceptions list.
3. Global exclusion list for programs / folders and files
This method is used when you want to exclude a specific shield from avast. You can also whitelist a shield, either a web shield or a mail shield, a complete file and game shield. Follow the steps given to add a specific shield to the exclusion list.
Paso 1: Go to the Avast Antivirus Control Panel and click the Settings option.
Paso 2: In settings, find Active Protection. click on it.
Paso 3: Now, select shield name (web, play, file, mail) you want to add to the exceptions list and click the Custom link.
Paso 4: Now, look for the menu under exclusions and add the ones you want to ignore by the shield.
Paso 5: you can also specify when you want to apply these exclusions. For example, when reading, write or execute.
Conclution
The above are the three different ways to add an exception to Avast antivirus software. If you have any questions about these shapes, feel free to leave them in the comment section provided below. We will contact you as soon as possible to the best of our knowledge and belief.. We hope you find this article helpful and that you can add exceptions to Avast.
