Yes I had the same problem with Norton (still using it atm). I did find a way.
Turn auto protect off for the time being. Restore all your exes that you want.
Then Settings> Antivirus> Scan Exclusions then at the end of that line press configure.
The bottom section is what you want. Auto protect exclusions. Add the folder you don't want norton to auto protect.
Hope that helps. Took me some time to find it.