Android: excluding a folder

Thread starter Jim_in_Texas
Start date Nov 5, 2022

Infected operating system: Android 12

Infected device: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (SM-998U1)

Infected device issues: Malwarebytes scan takes hours to finish due to large directory of thousands of tiny image files.

Steps taken to remove the infection: No infection, just very slow scan that is causing phone battery to drain faster than desired. I do not have a laptop and must use my phone to do this work.

Jim_in_Texas

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Nov 5, 2022

I frequently use my Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra for development of some personal software involving character and word recognition involving images. As a result, I have a data folder containing literally 10's of thousands of small (28*28*3) images of letters, digits and symbols, and ultimately images of objects and words. When Malwarebytes does a scan, it takes HOURS to complete because of this folder and I need to exclude it from scans. This folder currently has only images created by me and I feel comfortable excluding it. Unfortunately, Malwarebytes Android appears to have no way to exclude a folder from scans. Is there ANY WAY to do this?

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