Adding exception for BHO dll false positive as trojan.advatrix

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Hi, I’m developing a Internet explorer browser helper object (BHO) DLL. the BHO DLL worked fine when Norton was not installed (I was using McAfee earlier through Comcast). However, Norton always detects my generated BHO as Trojan.Advatrix and deletes it before it can be written out by Visual Studio. Since Visual Studio is not able to write the final DLL target, build fails. How can I add an exception for this legitimate BHO file that I create? Host: Core2 Duo running Windows Vista 32 bit Norton Antivirus: Product Name: Norton Security SuiteVersion: 3.8.0.41 OEM Partner Name: 123 Vendor Name: Comcast Security History details for the deleted file: Risk Category: Virus Definitions version: 2010.12.22.018 Severity: High Component: Auto-protect Status: Blocked Filename: c:\users\hypothetical\documents\project\debug\rcx6aa.tmp thanks, hypo

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Hi,

 

Welcome to the norton forum.

 

I m assuming that your final dll\exe from visual studio is written out to a particular folder, say C:\aa\bb (the "C:\...\debug" folder mentioned in your post)

 

Try adding an exclusion to this folder path and then build it. You can add an exclusion to this path by navigating to Settings | Computer Settings | Items to Exclude from auto-protect and SONAR detection . Click on 'Configure'  and browse to C:\aa\bb.

 

Check if this resolves the issue.