Is there Avast users here?

[yoxola]

I've had some issue with Avast (Free ver.) that keeps false positive with PureBasic compiled exe.

Just after installed Avast, it blocks anything PureBasic is compiling, and then giving a stupid analyze to the exe then found nothing, but the execution has failed, so i have to compile again, but Avast will repeat the same procedure that forced me to close it's analyze feature.

Then some funny thing happens, Avast thinks compiled program are something like keygen/Trojan and blocked it ,it's crazy as it's only a simple gui. Tested on many computer and same result.

Finally I uninstalled Avast, I have to say I'm disappointed as it thinks anything that try to use RunProgram( ) as virus, and it hijacks your browsers and force to block anything it don't want you to know. That's plainly crazy.

[kernadec]

hi,
PureBasic works fine with avast
Add this:

parameters
active protection
file agent
exclusions
C:\purebasic\*
*purebasic_compilation*

best regard

[yoxola]

Hi,

Thanks for the advice, I did do the exclusion to PureBasic before i uninstalled Avast, but Avast also flagged my other game projects as malware (uses MinGW and Code::Blocks), if I have to manually exclude a legit compiler like PB or MinGW, that's inconvenient.

For reference, others like Comodo/Avira/MSE don't have no this issue under default configuration.

[kernadec]

yes, yoxola

the exclusions allow use of a program but does not prevent avast to monitor what the program does.

There is several possibilities under avast for exclusions
You can also put possible exclusions for URLs

best regard

[IdeasVacuum]

Try Microsoft Security Essentials. Yes you do have to list PB in 'Excluded Files', but having done so, it will never bother you again. It's much improved too, not the CPU hog it once was.