create an exception for a program

there are a few programs i use on my computer a lot.
i dont want avast always checking these programs and slowing down my computer… (which it does)

is there a way to create an exception for a few programs? ie avast is not constantly scanning or checking things to do with that program

thank you

https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/Antivirus-scan-exclusions