Do any av programs let you turn off access a particular drive?

Do any av programs let you turn off access a particular drive?
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Do any av programs let you turn off access a particular drive? johnjones256 11-09-2006
Posted by on November 9, 2006, 2:20 am
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I have a drive on which I store only DOS Wordperfect files and only
access them with that program. However, for various reasons to long
too explain, the file extension is a code for the date and sequence
number, which I guess looks suspicious to AV programs.

It looks like my AV program is scanning them and slowing down access.

Are there any AV programs in which I can turn off an indivdiual drive?

At the moment I am using Avira Antivir and the only option I can find
is to turn on and off all local drives.


Posted by optikl on November 9, 2006, 7:40 am
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>I have a drive on which I store only DOS Wordperfect files and only
> access them with that program. However, for various reasons to long
> too explain, the file extension is a code for the date and sequence
> number, which I guess looks suspicious to AV programs.
>
> It looks like my AV program is scanning them and slowing down access.
>
> Are there any AV programs in which I can turn off an indivdiual drive?
>
> At the moment I am using Avira Antivir and the only option I can find
> is to turn on and off all local drives.
>
>

Kaspersky AV and Symantec AV CE give you individual drive options. I believe
NOD32 does, too.



Posted by ctowers on November 9, 2006, 4:49 pm
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johnjones256@mail.com wrote:
> I have a drive on which I store only DOS Wordperfect files and only
> access them with that program. However, for various reasons to long
> too explain, the file extension is a code for the date and sequence
> number, which I guess looks suspicious to AV programs.
>
> It looks like my AV program is scanning them and slowing down access.
>
> Are there any AV programs in which I can turn off an indivdiual drive?
>
> At the moment I am using Avira Antivir and the only option I can find
> is to turn on and off all local drives.


Most AV programs will allow you to scan selected areas of the computer,
what program are you using?
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Posted by Joe (GKF) on November 9, 2006, 7:27 pm
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johnjones256@mail.com says...
> I have a drive on which I store only DOS Wordperfect files and only
> access them with that program. However, for various reasons to long
> too explain, the file extension is a code for the date and sequence
> number, which I guess looks suspicious to AV programs.
>
> It looks like my AV program is scanning them and slowing down access.
>
> Are there any AV programs in which I can turn off an indivdiual drive?
>
> At the moment I am using Avira Antivir and the only option I can find
> is to turn on and off all local drives.
>
>
In Avira, go Extras| Configuration
Then, make sure you're in "Expert" mode, and go
Scan | Exception and Guard | Exception
and put in whatever you want to exclude.


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