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Setup Tutorials

How to exclude files from scanning in F-Secure Antivirus

Follow this step-by-step tutorial to exclude files from scanning in F-Secure Antivirus.

  1. Open F-Secure Antivirus, go to “Tools” (1) and click on “App and file control” (2).

    How to exclude files from scanning in F-Secure Antivirus: Step 1

  2. Select the “Excluded” tab (3) and click on “Add new” (4).

    How to exclude files from scanning in F-Secure Antivirus: Step 2

  3. Select the folder where the CactusVPN app is installed (5) and click “OK” (6).

    On Windows computers, by default it should be here:
    “C:\Program Files (x86)\CactusVPN\”.

    On Mac computer, by default it should be here:
    “/Applications/CactusVPN.app/Contents/MacOS/CactusVPN/”.

    How to exclude files from scanning in F-Secure Antivirus: Step 3

  4. Go to “Tools” and click on “Allowed and denied web sites” (7).

    How to exclude files from scanning in F-Secure Antivirus: Step 4

  5. Click on “Add…” (8).

    Type https://api1.cactusdb.net in the field (9) and click on “OK” (10).

    Repeat the same prcedure to add https://api2.cactusdb.net.

    How to exclude files from scanning in F-Secure Antivirus: Step 5

  6. Close the F-Secure and restart your device for changes to take effect.

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