Add Exclusion for MWB for my Firewall?

[joefromsd]

I have MWBAM scanning now and it moving along pretty slowly,

 

I'm wondering if adding an exception in my Windows Firewall might help?

[daledoc1]

Hello and :
 
If you're only running a Threat scan (the recommended scan type) or even the OS boot drive, then I wouldn't expect that firewall exceptions would significantly impact scan times.
 
If you do want to add exclusions between MBAM and your AV and firewall, the files that need to be excluded can be found HERE (just the one reply, not the entire thread).
 
Time taken to scan is due to a many factors, some of which can be dealt with and others not as easily.
These include:

Size of disk
Disk type
Disk speed
Disk caching
CPU speed
Controller type and speed
Operating System used
Amount of files (including temp files!)
Amount of folders
Amount of archived files such as zip, rar, sfx, etc. (if this is enabled)
Rootkit scan or not (if this is enabled)
PUM/PUP scans
Other security programs running at the same time that may potentially be monitoring all file accesses by any other process.
Drive integrity - if a drive is failing it can take a long time to ignore and bypass sectors on a disk or simply fail period and hang the scan.
Other ongoing disk I/O processes
System being infected can also affect speed of scans

Also note that changes in the MBAM database can also cause scan times to increase or decrease, so that's another factor to consider.

Also, sometimes slowdowns are not due to conflicts between MBAM and the AV, per se, but rather to older hardware, insufficient RAM, cluttered disks, excessively tight security settings, etc.
 
Please post back and let us know if you need more help.
ALSO, for additional information:
There is an FAQ Section here: Common Questions, Issues, and their Solutions
And here are links to the MBAM 2.0 User Guide: Online and PDF
And there are many useful KB topics and videos at the helpdesk support page

 
Thanks,

[joefromsd]

Boy that's the most complete answer I've ever read dale! Lot's to think about, thanks for the great Info!