I am doing web development work on a Mac. Avast is interfering with my work with too many false positives. I am wasting so much time that I am considering uninstalling it.
Is there a simple way to turn AVAST off globally while I am doing that kind of work, then turn it on again? I can't find one. This is really driving me nuts. I have tried adding exceptions but it is not possible to add everything required. I cannot request a program white-list and wait days every single time I use npm to globally install a common tool like json server.
I understand that this means AVAST may not be suitable for my use case, but if there was a global OFF switch that could be used while I am working it would solve the problem. I have used other antivirus suites in the past that let you turn services off and do so on a timer. This can be really useful for developing and testing. I understand the risks but I need a tool that lets me work.