# Avast Antivirus Doesn't Like Plex

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/avast-antivirus-doesnt-like-plex/884476
**Category:** General Discussions
**Tags:** server-windows
**Created:** [August 5, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/avast-antivirus-doesnt-like-plex/884476 "2024-08-05T22:50:51Z")
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### Author: ![deathbysloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@deathbysloth](https://forums.plex.tv/u/deathbysloth)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/avast-antivirus-doesnt-like-plex/884476/1 "2024-08-05T22:50:52Z")

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As of about 15-20 minutes ago, Plex started making my Avast Antivirus upset:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/3/6/0/360e104f02471cdfc81acb88bb98f0a66c69b7dc.png)

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### Author: ![romain789](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@romain789](https://forums.plex.tv/u/romain789)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/avast-antivirus-doesnt-like-plex/884476/2 "2024-08-11T16:52:49Z")

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Same for me: Digicert certificate for .plex.tv has been revoked but still used for features.plex.tv. Any idea? Thanks.

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### Author: ![phoneguyinpgh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a6a055/32.png) [@phoneguyinpgh](https://forums.plex.tv/u/phoneguyinpgh)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/avast-antivirus-doesnt-like-plex/884476/3 "2024-08-12T14:25:53Z")

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Can you try to whitelist plex/tv in Avast??? The forums were giving me fits for a month or two.

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### Author: ![drzoidberg33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drzoidberg33/32/4184_2.png) [@drzoidberg33](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drzoidberg33)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/avast-antivirus-doesnt-like-plex/884476/4 "2024-08-12T14:32:52Z")

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See: [Features.plex.tv server certificate expired? - #8 by drzoidberg33](https://forums.plex.tv/t/features-plex-tv-server-certificate-expired/884288/8)

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### Author: ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/avast-antivirus-doesnt-like-plex/884476/5 "2024-11-10T14:33:40Z")

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