[WT-support] McAfee anti virus deleting WT file seen as a virus

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

According to this page, unlike other anti-virus software, you cannot
exclude an entire folder like C:\Program Files (x86)\Win-Test\ using
McAfee, only one file at a time:

https://community.mcafee.com/t5/VirusScan/How-to-add-a-folder-as-an-exception-Help/td-p/582225


I suggest uninstalling McAfee and switching to a more functional program
like MalwareBytes:    https://www.malwarebytes.com/

Or just use Windows Defender, which is built-in to Windows 10.  Both
MalwareBytes and Windows Defender allow directory "exclusions" or
"exceptions".

Once installed, add the folder exception, then reinstall Win-Test (full
version).  You may get one more firewall notice as Win-Test connects to
your network but you must click "Allow" on that (only once).

73,
Bob, N6TV


On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 8:53 AM andyphewitt <andyphewitt at btopenworld.com>
wrote:

> Hi Larry,
> I am sorry all I get from that link is the home page of short URL. Then
> lots
> of pop up ads, including one saying that my new anti-virus package is ready
> to down load.
> 73
> Andy G3SVD
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: support-bounces at win-test.com <support-bounces at win-test.com> On
> Behalf
> Of Laurent HAAS - F6FVY
> Sent: 17 June 2020 16:08
> To: support at win-test.com
> Subject: Re: [WT-support] McAfee anti virus deleting WT file seen as a
> virus
>
> Hi Andy
>
> Le 17/06/2020 à 15:07, andyphewitt a écrit :
>
> > I have looked on the McAfee web site to find a means of setting an
> > exception for WT but that was not very helpful, to say the least.
>
> "mcafee exception" in my search engine gives me this link as a first result
> :
>
> http://shorturl.at/eqSV7
>
> Please try this.
>
> 73
>
> Larry - F6FVY
>
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