antivirus_whitelisting

From StarWolff2000
Proposal to change the Essentials/Defender section


I thought the Windows Defender section of /antivirus_whitelisting page needed some revision.
 - It seems difficult to follow for some users,
 - It has some missing steps; assumes the user is familiar with some things in Windows
 - "Firestorm-bin" is confusing, not the actual name of the file
 - I wanted to list everything to whitelist, all together

I went through Windows Defender, step by step, writing down each step to whitelist the cache, settings, and install folders as well as slvoice, slplugin, dullahan_host; and whitelist those 3 files in Windows Defender's firewall - everything, from start-to-finish. It's rather long, but complete

I would like any Windows user to follow the ENTIRE instructions, line-by-line, without skipping any steps, and trying to view this from the perspective of someone unfamiliar with antivirus and firewall configuration, and unfamiliar with changing more advanced settings in the OS.

Not limited to, but including looking for typo errors, correct "thing name" to click on, correct button names, correct step order, whether any step is missing or different or not available.

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On: https://wiki.firestormviewer.org/antivirus_whitelisting#whitelisting_steps_for_specific_av_software
Select Essentials/Defender

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Basic Exclusions
For Win 10 (possibly also Windows 8.x):

Note: The Firestorm folders referenced below may be named:
      "Firestorm-Release", "Firestorm-Releasex64", "FirestormOS-Releasex64", or similar
      The Firestorm executable referenced below may be named:
      "Firestorm-Release.exe", "Firestorm-Releasex64.exe", "FirestormOS-Releasex64.exe", or similar

1: Open Windows Defender Settings
   In Cortana's search bar, type "Windows Defender Settings", and click on it on the list

Note: For the following steps, if you see anything already whitelisted, select it, and verify it is pointing to the CURRENTLY-installed viewer's folder or file. If you had a previous version, you may have these whitelisted with a different path, so you would need to whitelist the item for/in the currently-installed version's path.

2: On the right pane, select "Virus & Threat protection"
   (or click on the icon that looks like a shield)
   A: Whitelist the Cache folder:
      * Click on "Virus & Threat Protection Settings"
      * Click on "Exclusions"
      * Click on "Add or Remove Exclusions"
      * Click on "Add an Exclusion"
      * Click on "Exclude a folder"
      * Click in the address bar and type %LOCALAPPDATA% and press Enter
      * Select the Firestorm folder
      * Click the button "Exclude this folder"
      * Repeat this if you have more than one Firestorm folder (64-bit and 32-bit, for example)
   A: Whitelist the Settings folder:
      * Click on "Exclude a folder"
      * Click in the address bar and type %APPDATA% and press Enter
      * Select the Firestorm folder
     * Click the button "Exclude this folder"
      * Repeat this if you have more than one Firestorm folder (64-bit and 32-bit, for example)
   C: Whitelist the viewer executables:
      * Click the button "Exclude a .exe, .com or .scr process"
      * Navigate to C:\Program Files\Firestorm-Releasex64
        [Note: If you do not see the Firestorm folder, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Firestorm-Releasex64 ]
      * Click Firestorm-Release.exe (or whatever it's named, see Note above)
      * Click the button "Exclude This file"
      * Repeat this for SLplugin.exe and SLVoice.exe, then
        click into the llplugin folder, and select dullahan_host.exe (for viewer versions 5.1.7 and later).
      * If you have the 32-bit version, Repeat this for C:\Program Files (x86)\Firestorm-Release
   D: Click the "OK" button

3: On the right pane, select "Firewall & Network protection"
   (or click on the icon that looks like a wireless antenna)
   * Click "Allow an app through the firewall"
   * A new window will pop up. Click the button "Change Settings"
   * Click the button "Allow another app..."
   * A Popup will popup.
     * Click the button "Browse"
     * Navigate to C:\Program Files\Firestorm
      [Note If you have the 32-bit version, your Firestorm folder may be in C:\Program Files (x86) ]
     * Select from the list slvoice.exe, click "Open", then click the button "Add".
     * Do the same for slplugin.exe, and in the llplugin folder add dullahan_host.exe
     * Click the "OK" button

For additional details, or if your version is different, see:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028485/windows-add-an-exclusion-to-windows-defender-antivirus
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-exclude-files-and-folders-windows-defender-antivirus-scans

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