However, I found that adding these programs to the main exclusions has done nothing to prevent the programs from being caught by the "File System Shield".
What do you mean being caught ?
If you mean avast is alerting on these files, you obviously believe the detection isn't good. If so then it is best to report the files to avast so that the detection can be checked and corrected as required.
Have you tried confirming the detection:
You could also check the offending/suspect file at:
VirusTotal - Multi engine on-line virus scanner and
report the findings here the URL in the Address bar of the VT results page. You can't do this with the file securely in the chest, you need to extract it to a temporary (not original) location first, see below.
- avast5 - Create a folder called
Suspect in the
C:\ drive. Now exclude that folder in the
File System Shield, Expert Settings, Exclusions, Add, type (or copy and paste) C:\Suspect\* That will stop the File System Shield scanning any file you put in that folder. Now enter the chest again and Extract the file to the Suspect folder and upload it to VT.
- GData uses avast as one of its two scanners so counts as 1 detection and almost certainly an FP if only those two detect it.
Send the sample to avast as a False Positive:
Open the chest and right click on the file and select 'Submit to virus lab...' complete the form and submit, the file will be uploaded during the next update.
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Just how many exclusions have you got in the Settings, Exclusions and the File System Shield, Expert settings, Exclusions ?
The reason I ask is this has been seen where someone has had a high number of exclusions and appears to come up against some sort of limit.