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Avast 11.1.2241 + Visual Studio
« on: November 30, 2015, 09:53:50 PM »
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Avast - above noted version
Visual Studio 2013

I have my visual studio program directory and my source directories set in my exclusions lists. I am finding that this exclusions list is *not* being respected. I'm getting constant false positives from avast while I develop. Is there anything else I have to do to prevent avast running on my code directories?

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Re: Avast 11.1.2241 + Visual Studio
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2015, 10:39:04 PM »
What exactly did you put on the exclusion list (and which exclusion list)?
What files are detected?

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Re: Avast 11.1.2241 + Visual Studio
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2015, 02:47:26 PM »
File System Sheild, Exclusions =>

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\*
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\*
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\*
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\*
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\*
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\*
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\*

Files being executed by C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\IDE\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.dll

Data = executable dlls. Now due to the way MS works, the dll exists in C:\users\<user>\appdata\temp\.

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Re: Avast 11.1.2241 + Visual Studio
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2015, 03:18:31 PM »
Windows 10
Avast - above noted version
Visual Studio 2013

I have my visual studio program directory and my source directories set in my exclusions lists. I am finding that this exclusions list is *not* being respected. I'm getting constant false positives from avast while I develop. Is there anything else I have to do to prevent avast running on my code directories?
Hi, I had the same trouble with FP while developing my software.
You should add to global exclusions your project directory (instead VS folder) which located in your Documents directory (C:\Users\UserName\Documents\Visual Studio 2013\Projects\*)