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Guide #40 of 50 | Online Gaming & Latency (Ping Fix)
Guide 40: Firewall UDP Inspection Bypass — Stop Antivirus Software from Buffering Packets
Configuring exceptions in Windows Defender and third-party security suites for UDP games.
By Shakir Hossain
Lead Systems Architect & Network Performance Engineer | QuantamNetPro
Overly aggressive third-party antivirus suites (e.g. Norton, McAfee, Avast) run deep packet inspection (DPI) on every incoming UDP packet. This creates micro-delays that cause hit-registration discrepancies in shooters like Valorant and Apex Legends.
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