diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/CorrectnessTestRunner.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/CorrectnessTestRunner.cs
index 53cb566c0..2b877d110 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/CorrectnessTestRunner.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/CorrectnessTestRunner.cs
@@ -408,13 +408,13 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests
 			if ((options & CompilerOptions.UseRoslynMask) != 0 && (options & CompilerOptions.TargetNet40) == 0)
 				options |= CompilerOptions.UseTestRunner;
 			string testFileName = testName + ".cs";
-			string testOutputFileName = testName + Tester.GetSuffix(options) + ".exe";
+			string testOutputFileName = TestsAssemblyOutput.GetFilePath(TestCasePath, testName, Tester.GetSuffix(options) + ".exe");
 			CompilerResults outputFile = null, decompiledOutputFile = null;
 
 			try
 			{
 				outputFile = await Tester.CompileCSharp(Path.Combine(TestCasePath, testFileName), options,
-					outputFileName: Path.Combine(TestCasePath, testOutputFileName)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+					outputFileName: testOutputFileName).ConfigureAwait(false);
 				string decompiledCodeFile = await Tester.DecompileCSharp(outputFile.PathToAssembly, Tester.GetSettings(options)).ConfigureAwait(false);
 				if ((options & CompilerOptions.UseMcsMask) != 0)
 				{
@@ -452,13 +452,13 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests
 			if ((options & CompilerOptions.UseRoslynMask) != 0)
 				options |= CompilerOptions.UseTestRunner;
 			string testFileName = testName + ".vb";
-			string testOutputFileName = testName + Tester.GetSuffix(options) + ".exe";
+			string testOutputFileName = TestsAssemblyOutput.GetFilePath(TestCasePath, testName, Tester.GetSuffix(options) + ".exe");
 			CompilerResults outputFile = null, decompiledOutputFile = null;
 
 			try
 			{
 				outputFile = await Tester.CompileVB(Path.Combine(TestCasePath, testFileName), options,
-					outputFileName: Path.Combine(TestCasePath, testOutputFileName)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+					outputFileName: testOutputFileName).ConfigureAwait(false);
 				string decompiledCodeFile = await Tester.DecompileCSharp(outputFile.PathToAssembly, Tester.GetSettings(options)).ConfigureAwait(false);
 				decompiledOutputFile = await Tester.CompileCSharp(decompiledCodeFile, options).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/Helpers/Tester.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/Helpers/Tester.cs
index ecbcf5c1b..92eb339f6 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/Helpers/Tester.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/Helpers/Tester.cs
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests.Helpers
 			get {
 				if (pathToAssembly == null)
 				{
-					pathToAssembly = Path.GetTempFileName();
+					pathToAssembly = TestsAssemblyOutput.GetTempFileName();
 					tempFiles.Add(pathToAssembly);
 				}
 				return pathToAssembly;
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/Helpers/TestsAssemblyOutput.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/Helpers/TestsAssemblyOutput.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62e86e148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/Helpers/TestsAssemblyOutput.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Christoph Wille
+// 
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
+// software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
+// without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+// publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons
+// to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+// 
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or
+// substantial portions of the Software.
+// 
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+// INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE
+// FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests.Helpers
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Centralizes all file-path generation for compilation output (assemblies)
+	/// Here a redirect can be added to a different location for the output (ie a directory that is excluded from virus scanning)
+	/// </summary>
+	internal static class TestsAssemblyOutput
+	{
+		public static string GetFilePath(string testCasePath, string testName, string computedExtension)
+		{
+			return Path.Combine(testCasePath, testName) + computedExtension;
+		}
+
+		public static string GetTempFileName()
+		{
+			return Path.GetTempFileName();
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests.csproj b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests.csproj
index ad3805bf5..572356c2d 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests.csproj
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests.csproj
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="DisassemblerPrettyTestRunner.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\RoslynToolset.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Helpers\TestsAssemblyOutput.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Output\InsertParenthesesVisitorTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ProjectDecompiler\TargetFrameworkTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TestAssemblyResolver.cs" />
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/PrettyTestRunner.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/PrettyTestRunner.cs
index 4fe48369d..e5c09c9c1 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/PrettyTestRunner.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/PrettyTestRunner.cs
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests
 		async Task Run([CallerMemberName] string testName = null, AssemblerOptions asmOptions = AssemblerOptions.None, CompilerOptions cscOptions = CompilerOptions.None, DecompilerSettings decompilerSettings = null)
 		{
 			var csFile = Path.Combine(TestCasePath, testName + ".cs");
-			var exeFile = Path.Combine(TestCasePath, testName) + Tester.GetSuffix(cscOptions) + ".exe";
+			var exeFile = TestsAssemblyOutput.GetFilePath(TestCasePath, testName, Tester.GetSuffix(cscOptions) + ".exe");
 			if (cscOptions.HasFlag(CompilerOptions.Library))
 			{
 				exeFile = Path.ChangeExtension(exeFile, ".dll");
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/VBPrettyTestRunner.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/VBPrettyTestRunner.cs
index c21dc0775..9fcc77b7d 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/VBPrettyTestRunner.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/VBPrettyTestRunner.cs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests
 		{
 			var vbFile = Path.Combine(TestCasePath, testName + ".vb");
 			var csFile = Path.Combine(TestCasePath, testName + ".cs");
-			var exeFile = Path.Combine(TestCasePath, testName) + Tester.GetSuffix(options) + ".exe";
+			var exeFile = TestsAssemblyOutput.GetFilePath(TestCasePath, testName, Tester.GetSuffix(options) + ".exe");
 			if (options.HasFlag(CompilerOptions.Library))
 			{
 				exeFile = Path.ChangeExtension(exeFile, ".dll");