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<p><strong>Is there a way to bypass this</strong></p>
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<p><a href="https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&amp;urlName=avg-antivirus-scan-exclusions&amp;q=exception&amp;supportType=home" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AVG</a> says</p>
<ul>
<li>Open AVG Antivirus and go to ☰ Menu ▸ Settings.</li>
<li>Select General ▸ Exceptions, then click Add exception.</li>
<li>Read through the questions to ask and click Next ▸ I understand risks.</li>
<li>Add an exception in one of the following ways:
<ul>
<li>Type the specific file/folder path or URL into the text box, then click Add exception.</li>
<li>Click Browse, tick the box next to the file or folder, then click OK ▸ Add exception.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Your specified file, folder, or website is added to the exceptions list.</li>
</ul>

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2024-12-03T01:58:41.353Z
Cool! Thanks, I followed your advice and voila, it worked. Good to know :)
Bruce Taylor
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RedGrittyBrick
<p>I verified the Bitcoin Core V28 (MacOS) download using the usual recommended methods, but my antivirus software detects &quot;malware&quot; with the attached message. Is this normal, and should I be concerned? Is there a way to bypass this as otherwise I can't run Bitcoin Core on my machine? Any help to get me started would be great.<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Cu4X9Frk.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Cu4X9Frk.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

<bitcoin-core><full-node><mac><verification><malware>
AVG antivirus quarantines Bitcoin-Qt
Bruce Taylor
# AVG antivirus quarantines Bitcoin-Qt

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-12-01)

I verified the Bitcoin Core V28 (MacOS) download using the usual recommended methods, but my antivirus software detects "malware" with the attached message. Is this normal, and should I be concerned? Is there a way to bypass this as otherwise I can't run Bitcoin Core on my machine? Any help to get me started would be great.[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Cu4X9Frk.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Cu4X9Frk.jpg)

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, full-node, mac, verification, malware


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-12-01. Score: 2

> **Is there a way to bypass this**

[AVG](https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlName=avg-antivirus-scan-exclusions&q=exception&supportType=home) says

* Open AVG Antivirus and go to ☰ Menu ▸ Settings.
* Select General ▸ Exceptions, then click Add exception.
* Read through the questions to ask and click Next ▸ I understand risks.
* Add an exception in one of the following ways:
  + Type the specific file/folder path or URL into the text box, then click Add exception.
  + Click Browse, tick the box next to the file or folder, then click OK ▸ Add exception.
* Your specified file, folder, or website is added to the exceptions list.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Cool! Thanks, I followed your advice and voila, it worked. Good to know :)  

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