Click Allow a previously detected exploit.

An MD5 hash is unique and helps Malwarebytes for Windows identify the specific application that Exploit Protection blocked. When you are excluding an exploit, Malwarebytes for Windows uses a code called an MD5 hash.

Select the application executable you want to add, then click Open.

Click Allow an application to connect to the Internet.

To prevent Malwarebytes for Windows from blocking an application you trust, add the application executable.

Enter the URL or IP Address in the text field.Īllow an application to connect to the Internet.

Click on the text field under Add a URL or Add an IP Address.

When you add a website address, type the website with the world wide web (

Exclude from detection as ransomware onlyĪdd a website or IP address to your Allow List.

Exclude from detection as malware or potentially unwanted item only.

Under Exclusion rules, choose how you would like to exclude the file or folder.

Choose the file or folder you wish to exclude, then click Open.

Click Select a file or Select a folder.

If you allow a folder, every file and folder inside is also excluded from Malwarebytes scans. Allow a file or folderĪllowing a file or folder instructs Malwarebytes for Windows to ignore the file's location. The following sections detail how to add an exclusion of each type.

Select the type of exclusion you want to add.

To add an item to the Allow List, click Add.

Application that connects to the Internet.

In Malwarebytes for Windows, there are four types of exclusions you can add:

When you add a detected item to the Allow List, it is omitted from future scans and protection events. Add the item to your Allow List to stop Malwarebytes for Windows from blocking an item you know and trust. There may be occasions when Malwarebytes for Windows flags items as malicious, but you want to keep them on your device. The most common non-malicious detections are Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) and Potentially Unwanted Modifications (PUMs). Malwarebytes for Windows can block items, including websites, applications, and files, that are not inherently malicious.

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