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Title: Downloading new exe file
Post by: george.harlem on January 13, 2023, 09:40:08 PM
I want to download and open a new program.  The exe file keeps getting trapped in the quarantine folder.  The program maker says to turn off virus protection.  What is the method of turning off protection?  I am longtime Avast user, Premium Internet Security and several other Avast products.

GH
Title: Re: Downloading new exe file
Post by: DavidR on January 14, 2023, 01:51:48 AM
There is absolutely no way I would disable protection in order to install a program, certainly not on the say so of the program maker.

I would have to ask, is the program executable digitally signed as that goes a long way towards trusting a program.

Can you attach a screenshot of the Avast Alert window with the details option selected (see attached screenshot on how).

If it is in the Quarantine, you can submit it to Avast for analysis.
Title: Re: Downloading new exe file
Post by: bob3160 on January 15, 2023, 01:40:52 AM
I want to download and open a new program.  The exe file keeps getting trapped in the quarantine folder.  The program maker says to turn off virus protection.  What is the method of turning off protection?  I am longtime Avast user, Premium Internet Security and several other Avast products.

GH
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