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Add registry key to the exclusion list in Malwarebytes v4


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4 hours ago, alba-2 said:

How do I add registry keys to the exclusion list in Malwarebytes v4 for the PUP items found during the scan which I would like to exclude from scanning/reporting

To exclude these items you need to perform a scan (a Threat scan or Hyper scan should do) and then at the end when it shows the list of detections, uncheck any item that you do not want removed and click Next.  When prompted on what to do with the remaining unchecked items, select Ignore Always and they will be added to your exclusions and will no longer be detected by future scans.

Please let us know if you have any trouble or if there are any other issues we might assist you with.

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image.thumb.png.a8777b4ad357e912d8a96c305bacf236.pngHi Porthos, thanks for your reply. I have just done a full scan and it detected some registry keys for Uniblue Powersuite as PUP. I bought this software a few years ago and it is doing a good job in cleaning my PC so that it is not a PUP (Although Uniblue company was closed in 2018). So that I would like to add these registry keys to MAlware Bytes exclusion list, but there is no Next button only Save Results, Close and Quarantine buttons on that Scan results. A screenshoot is attached. I am using the latest Malwarebytes Permium 4.1.0.56. Any idea how do add these registry keys to the scan exclusion list? Thanks 

 

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You need to uncheck the checkbox to the left of each item you wish to exclude first, then the Next button will be displayed (it isn't present in the screenshot because all items in the list are checked/selected, meaning all of them are selected for removal/quarantine).  If you wish to quickly uncheck all items at once, just click the checkbox at the very top of the list to the left of where it says Name and that will clear all the checkboxes at once.

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Hi Exile360, thanks for your post. I tried it and found that you actually need to uncheck ALL of the items that appear in the Threat Scan Result window and only then the Quarantine button turn into the Next button. Therefore, you can nor select which items you want to add to the Exclude list, you have to add all of them or none. This is bit tricky behavior, maybe Malwarebytes can improve this in the next version. I attached the screen with the Next button just in case. Thanks.

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