Vscode: Quick Heal AV quarantines extensionHostProcess.js in VS Code installation

[sumitparakh]

• VSCode Version: 1.440
• OS Version: Windows 10 Pro

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open any project which has git initialized.
2. You'll notice that the git toolbar is unable to detect it and ask to initialize repository(which is already initialized)

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: No

Message like this appears:-

[sumitparakh]

Just noticed that most of the things are not working in this version

[gjsjohnmurray]

Probably #94807.

Are you using AV software? If yes, which one? Any sign of it having messed with VS Code files?

[sumitparakh]

I'm using Quick Heals. But it works better with 1.43

[gjsjohnmurray]

Did Quick Heals quarantine or delete a VS Code file when you updated to 1.44 and tried using it?

[sumitparakh]

It was blocking extensionHost file. I've excluded it from Virus detection list and it is working now.

[Abhay123png]

It was blocking extensionHost file. I've excluded it from Virus detection list and it is working now.

@gjsjohnmurray @sumitparakh I have removed vs code from quick hill av pro virus detection but still same problem

[sumitparakh]

@Abhay123png That's weird.
This is how i excluded this file (check screenshot) and it worked. Make sure that after excluding this file, you restart extension host or try to reinstall vscode again.

[Abhay123png]

@Abhay123png That's weird.
This is how i excluded this file (check screenshot) and it worked. Make sure that after excluding this file, you restart extension host or try to reinstall vscode again.

I use quick heal av pro and I added like this : - https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/610131188086079519/698081818137591868/IMG_20200410_133711.jpg

[sumitparakh]

@Abhay123png Before excluding this file. Do following things in the same order:-

1) Close vscode
2) Restore that file from Quick Heal (needs to be done)

Open "Quarantine & Backup"
Click View Files
Search extensionHostProcess.js in the list
Select that file and click Restore.

3) Add that file to exclusion list(which you've already done).

[Abhay123png]

@Abhay123png Before excluding this file. Do following things in the same order:-

1. Close vscode
2. Restore that file from Quick Heal (needs to be done)

Open "Quarantine & Backup"
Click View Files
Search extensionHostProcess.js in the list
Select that file and click Restore.

1. Add that file to exclusion list(which you've already done).

Thanks dude , It worked for me
@sumitparakh @gjsjohnmurray

[Sjaynish]

It was blocking extensionHost file. I've excluded it from Virus detection list and it is working now.

But how to do it sir!!! Will you please give me steps..

[Malaya2184]

i think you have some antivirus....
if you have quick heal total security then
go to the quick heal
->file folders
->exclude file folder from scanning
->add file i.e C:Users (user file name e.g- hp...etc) AppDataLocalProgramsMicrosoft VS CoderesourcesappoutvsworkbenchservicesextensionsnodeextensionHostProcess.js
->save changes...
It is working perfectly....

[SaparaBoy]

Same problem with vscode 1.44.1 update

[rayeesh1986]

Thanks for the solution.

[varunvenky99]

Thank you :)