Antivirus exceptions: Think twice before making them

Have you ever allowed some “exceptions” to slip through the cracks, even after your security software warned you that it wasn’t safe to do so? Probably – it’s a safe bet that most people have. But while you might think that you know better than the software — or you might just really want to access that thing you downloaded — adding too many exceptions can be really dangerous. And even if you’ve gotten away virus-free so far, that doesn’t mean your luck is going to hold.