I downloaded the Monero GUI wallet. However, my antivirus (AV) software blocks / quarantines the Monero GUI wallet. Is there a work around I can utilize?
1 Answer
A miner is included in the Monero GUI software and, as a result, most anti virus software flags the Monero GUI files as malware and subsequently quarantines them. Fortunately, however, there's a fairly trivial work around you can use. That is:
Create a new directory / folder.
Open your AV software.
Add an exception for the newly created directory / folder. Put differently, you have to whitelist the newly created directory / folder. A guide for Windows Defender can be found here.
Extract the
.zip
file (in case of Windows) or the.tar.bz2
file (in case of Linux or Mac OS X) to the whitelisted directory / folder.
Note that if you're using Windows and did not install custom anti virus software, Windows Defender is, most likely, acting as active anti virus software.
P.S. We encourage users to check the integrity of the binaries and verify that they were signed by BinaryFate's GPG key. A guide that walks you through this process can be found here for Windows and here for Linux and Mac OS X.
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1Maybe you want to add that on windows you most probably also have to disable / configure Windows Defender to not block / quarantine the wallet. Not everyone understands that they don't have to install an anti-virus software to have one.– EndogenJan 22, 2019 at 11:25
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.zip
file. There are instructions in this thread: reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/e0j98n/…