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8.4. Exceptions
The page contains a list of items (files or folders) that should be ignored, i.e. never scanned by AVG AntiVirus
for Mac. Exceptions are useful if you have some positively harmless files that AVG AntiVirus keeps blocking
and reporting as threats. Typically, this applies to PUA (Potentially Unwanted Applications), which is
borderline category of malware. Please note that in order to make changes on the page, you will need to
unlock it with administrator's password first.
You can set up detection of PUA (Potentially Unwanted Applications) and read more about it in Scanning
preferences.
You can edit the list very simply as follows:
click the plus button to browse for a file or folder to add to exceptions.
click the minus button to remove a selected exception immediately (please note that only the
exception will be removed, not the application/file/folder itself).
Please consider each exception carefully! Always make sure that the file is positively harmless. If unsure, you
can send the file to AVG ThreatLabs via Sample Submit Form for analysis.