Aurora Bug Reports Discussion

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Version of Aurora: all versions
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mcaffee total protection keeps detecting the app.
i keep listing it in the exclude but every update it deletes it again.

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You probably need to exclude the entire folder or report it to McAfee.

Hope this helps.

Good luck with McAfee, at least until they hopefully stop doing a false positive of Aurora.

One of the number one things that makes McAfee a total no go for me as security software (other than just personal preference) is that they have no way to add a folder/directory etc. as an exclusion. When it comes to excluding McAfee from screwing with a directory you know is safe but could trigger false positives (like a trainer just from the nature of how it functions) all McAfee lets you do is add one single EXE file as an exclusion. And if that EXE every gets updated you have to re add it as a exclusion. No folders, no multiple apps at the same time. Just one EXE at a time.

If you don't McAfee will keep quartering the same file even after you have had it do so and told it to restore the file multiple times.

If you google "McAfee add folder exclusion" you can find requests in their official forums going back 10+ years of people begging them to add this ability that basically every other AV software has (Windows Security for example will let you add EXE's, Folders, or even entire drives as exceptions, so it won't mess with stuff in that location, along with Kaspersky, Bitdefender etc).

McAfee's final official response has been, it would be too big of a security risk to let end users add entire directories to the exclusion list because malware could see that a folder is excluded and exploit that. Funny, doesn't seem to be a problem for other AV software, are they just admitting any process can read McAfee's settings such as excluded areas? Also, funny they use that excuse when their enterprise software has this exact ability (to add entire directories to the exclusion list).

I would think trying to use trainers would be a nightmare because of McAfee not having that ability to exclude folders. If you can pick your own AV software on that PC, I'd recommend looking at sites like AV Comparatives, and AV-TESTS to see the latest detection/protection/performance metrics of all the most popular AV's (McAfee to Windows 10/11 built in AV) and go with something besides McAfee.

I remember a few years ago I used the McAfee free version and couldnt wait to delete that thing off of my PC. It absolutely flagged everything I tried to run which I even knew was safe. All I use now is windows defender which is plenty of security.

i did a bit of search a while back and yea its so anoying you cant just exclude an entire folder.
it seems a bit better from update to update of aurora.
i already payed for the protection for this year also.

i might change it next year.

what other would you recommend?

Personally, I agree with the post above you that Windows Security/Defender is enough.

If you check those sites I mentioned like AV Comparatives and AV TESTS you'll see the detection percentage of Windows 10/11 built in AV is 99-100% for both known malware and zero days.

I'd at least give it a chance when your McAfee sub runs out. If you ever want a easy way to make sure the built in AV in Win 10/11 hasn't missed something you can download Hitman Pro which dose a scan for you using the AV "engine" of both Bitdefender and Kaspersky.

It is not a second AV program that runs all the time or replaces what you have (it doesn't even "install" you just double click the download, run it, and delete it when done), it just gives you a "second opinion" scan.

Every time I've run it to double check my system it's come back clean.

[Edited by sean8102, 2/14/2022 9:07:58 PM]