I am trying to use Identity Cloaker, a program I have used for years on another computer without problems, but Avast V7 keeps popping up a warning and then shuts it down. I have tried selecting “Start normally” next time, but that makes no difference. How do I get Avast to get out of the way?
This is presumably the AutoSandbox, set on Auto mode. I recommend you set it on Ask mode to give you greater interactive control over the AutoSandbox.
The autosandbox process is controlled in the first instance by the file system shield (FSS), the suspect.exe file is scanned before it is allowed to run. If it were infected, it could/should be detected by the FSS, so one reasonable thing in its favour is it hasn’t had a definitive detection.
However, the FSS checks other things amongst those a) is the file digitally signed, b) its location and what it does (this is done in the emulation check). these can trigger a suspicion and it is this suspicion that results in the recommendation to use the autosandbox.
Now the user can accept this decision and run it in the autosandbox or have it run normally and to Remember the answer for this program. Provided of course you are familiar with the program and that it is clean and of course that you intentionally initiated the program.
Now the user can accept this decision and run it in the autosandbox or have it run normally and to Remember the answer for this program. Provided of course you are familiar with the program and that it is clean and of course that you intentionally initiated the program.
The autosandbox would seem to be the problem, but even if I select Run Normally I can’t get it to remember this.
This is why I said you need to have the AutoSandbox set to Ask in the settings, the default action is Auto and you wouldn’t get the same alert/notification window to the example I attached ?