How to Configure Anti-Virus to Permit Softminer Binaries

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How to Configure Anti-Virus to Permit SoftMiner Binaries If you trust a file, file type, folder, or a process that anti-virus has detected as mali- cious, you can stop anti-virus from alerting you or blocking the program by adding the file to the exclusions list. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do that for a variety of anti-virus programs.

RAZER SOFTMINER 1 Windows Defender

1. Open Windows Defender Security Center. STEP 3

2. Select Virus & threat protection > Virus & threat protection settings

3. Turn off the toggle under the Real-time protection section

4. Download SoftMiner installer from server STEP 6 to local disk C:\Users\user\Downloads

5. Install SoftMiner application to following folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftMiner

6. Select Virus & threat protection > Virus & threat protection settings > Add or remove STEP 7 exclusions.

7. Click Add an exclusion > Folder

8. Open This PC > Downloads > Select folder with SoftMiner Setup file > Click Select Folder

9. Click Add an exclusion > Folder

10. Open folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftMiner STEP 8 > Select folder “Miners” > click Select Folder

11. Enable Real-time protection: Select Virus & threat protection > Virus & threat protection settings > Turn on the toggle under the Real-time protection section

STEP 10

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RAZER SOFTMINER 2 BitDefender Anti-Virus Plus

1. Open the Bitdefender program and go to the STEP 2 STEP 3 Protection window

2. Click the Settings button in the ANTIVIRUS module

3. In the Shield tab, turn off the switch next to Bitdefender Shield by clicking on it.

NOTE: You’ll be asked for how long you wish to disable the protection. In the drop-down menu STEP 6 select Permanently then click OK.

4. Download SoftMiner installer to Local disk C:\Users\user\Downloads

5. Install SoftMiner to following folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftMiner

6. Open tab Exceptions in the Antivirus Settings window STEP 8 7. Click the List of extensions excluded from scanning accordion menu

8. Click the Add button

9. Select Both and click Browse

10. Open folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftMiner > Then select folder “Miners” > click Ok

11. Click the Add button > Browse

12. Go to This PC > C:\Users\user\Downloads > Select folder with SoftMiner Setup.exe file, STEP 12 STEP 13 click Ok

13. Click Add

SoftMiner 14. Enable threats protection. In the Shield tab, turn on the switch next to Bitdefender Shield

RAZER SOFTMINER 3 McAfee

1. Launch the program interface of McAfee STEP 2

2. Click Settings icon > Select Real-Time Scanning

3. Click Turn Off button to disable protection your PC against threats STEP 3 4. Select time and click Turn off

5. Download the SoftMiner installer from server to local disk C:\Users\user\Downloads

6. Install SoftMiner to following folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftMiner STEP 4 7. Enable the protection against threats by clicking Turn On button

8. Expand Excluded files list and click the Add file button

9. Go to This PC > C:\Program Files (x86)\ SoftMiner\Miners and add all miners one by STEP 8 STEP 9 one SoftMiner

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RAZER SOFTMINER 4 Norton Security Antivirus

1. Open Norton antivirus program > Click the STEP 1 STEP 2 Settings button

2. Choose the Antivirus option from the Settings screen

3. Turn off the toggle next to the Auto-Protect option and click Apply button

4. Select Permanently in the Select the STEP 3 STEP 4 duration dropdown and click Ok

5. Download SoftMiner installer from server to C:\Users\user\Downloads

6. Install SoftMiner application to following folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftMiner

7. Select Scans and Risks tab on the Antivirus STEP 9 STEP 11 Settings screen

8. Find the Exclusions/Low Risks section.

9. Click Configure [+] next to the Items to Exclude from Scans option

10. From the exclusions screen, click the Add STEP 12 STEP 13 Folders button to locate folder

11. Click browse button on Add Item screen

12. Go to This PC > Downloads > Select folder with SoftMiner Setup.exe file >Click Ok>Click Ok

13. Then Add folder “Miners” that located on This PC > C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftMiner STEP 14

14. Click OK in the exclusions window to save the changes

15. Enable antivirus threats protection

RAZER SOFTMINER 5 Webroot Antivirus

1. Open Webroot user interface and turn off the STEP 1 toggle for Realtime Shield

2. Download SoftMiner installer from server to local disk C:\Users\user\Downloads, and install SoftMiner application to following folder: C:\ Program Files (x86)\SoftMiner

3. From the main antivirus interface, click the STEP 3 gear next to PC Security

4. Click the Block/Allow Files tab

5. Click the Add File button in the bottom right corner

6. Select file SoftMiner Setup.exe file from C:\ STEP 4 Users\user\Downloads\03.Production.Desk- topPrototype-36\ProductionPackage and click Open

7. Then add ccminer.exe, ethminer.exe, nhegminer.exe, sgminer.exe which you can find on This PC > C:\Program Files (x86)\Soft- Miner\Miners

8. Enable protection against threats by turning on Realtime Shield toggle STEP 7

SoftMiner Miners

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RAZER SOFTMINER 6 Avast

1. Click the small triangle on your Windows task- STEP 1 bar to open the notification area. Right-click the Avast Antivirus icon for a list of options related to the security suite. Click Avast shields control. Select the option depending on how long you wish to disable Avast Antivirus (for example Disable STEP 2 STEP 4 Permanently)

2. Click Yes to confirm

3. Download SoftMiner installer from server to local disk C:\Users\user\Downloads, and install SoftMiner application to following STEP 5 STEP 7 folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftMiner

4. Open the Avast user interface and go to Menu > Settings > General

5. Find the section Exclusions and expand it STEP 8 6. Click Browse

7. Go to This PC > Downloads > Select folder with SoftMiner Setup.exe file and click ok

8. Click Add

9. Again click browse

10. Go to This PC > Local disk C:\Program Files STEP 10 (x86) and select folder SoftMiner > click Ok

SoftMiner SoftMiner11. Click Add > Click Ok to save the changes

12. Enable protection against threats

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STEP 11

RAZER SOFTMINER 7 ESET NOD32

1. Click the small triangle on your Windows STEP 1 STEP 2 taskbar to open the notification area. Right-click the ESET NOD32 Antivirus icon for a list of options related to the security suite. Click Pause protection. STEP 5 2. Select time and click Apply

3. Download SoftMiner installer from server to local disk C:\Users\user\Downloads, install the SoftMiner application to the following desti- nation: C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftMiner. STEP 6 STEP 7 4. Open your Windows ESET product.

5. Click Setup > Computer protection.

6. Click the gear icon next to Real-time file system protection and select Edit exclusions from the context menu. STEP 8 STEP 9

7. Click Add > Browse (...).

8. Go to This PC > C:\Users\user\Downloads > Select folder with SoftMiner Setup.exe file, click Ok, STEP 10 STEP 11 9. Click Ok

SoftMiner 10. Then add folder “SoftMiner” which is located on This PC > Local disk C:\Program Files (x86) SoftMiner

11. Click Save to save the exclusions

12. Enable protection STEP 12

RAZER SOFTMINER 8 ZoneAlarm

1. Click the small triangle on your Windows task- STEP 1 STEP 4 bar to open the notification area. Right-click the ZoneAlarm Antivirus icon for a list of options related to the security suite, Click Snooze Antivirus for 5 minutes

2. Download SoftMiner installer from server to local disk C:\Users\user\Downloads, install the

SoftMiner application to the following desti- STEP 5 STEP 6 nation: C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftMiner

3. Open ZoneAlarm user interface

4. Click on the Antivirus & Firewall window on the left side

5. Click Application Control STEP 7 STEP 8 6. Click View Programs SoftMiner

7. Click Add

8. Open folder with SoftMiner Setup.exe file

9. (C:\Users\test\Downloads\03.Production.Desk- topPrototype-36\ProductionPackage), Select STEP 11 STEP 12

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10. SoftMiner Setup.exe and click Open SoftMiner

SoftMiner Setup... SoftMiner Setup... 11. Then add ccminer.exe, ethminer.exe, nhegminer.exe, sgminer.exe which you can find on

This PC > C:\Program Files (x86)\ SoftMiner Setup... SoftMiner\Miners

12. Go to the Program Control Screen, click on the each question mark of added files and select Allow, Trusted. Click Ok.

RAZER SOFTMINER 9 Trend Micro Antivirus+

1. Click the small triangle on your Windows task- STEP 1 bar to open the notification area. Right-click the Trend Micro Antivirus icon and remove checkbox next to Protection Against Viruses and Spyware, click Ok

2. Download SoftMiner installer from server to local disk C:\Users\user\Downloads, install the SoftMiner application to the following desti- STEP 5 nation: C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftMiner

3. Open the main console of your Trend Micro Security software.

4. Click Settings (gear icon). This will open the Protection Settings window STEP 6

5. Click Exception Lists

6. Click Programs/folders, then click Add

7. Click Browse.

8. Go to This PC\Downloads and Select folder STEP 7 STEP 8 with SoftMiner Setup.exe file, click Open > Ok

9. Click Add > Browse > Select folder SoftMiner on disk C:\Programm Files (x86)

10. Click Apply > Ok to save the changes

STEP 8

STEP 9 STEP 10

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