Windows 10: false positive or compromised file ?

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  1. /U/SCARED-RAIN
    /u/Scared-Rain Win User

    false positive or compromised file ?

    /u/Scared-Rain, Apr 15, 2020
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  2. SNIXTOR
    Snixtor Win User

    False positive for desktop shortcut scanner.lnk

    The 1.239.488.0 virus / spyware definition update that rolled out about 24 hours ago appears to be producing a false positive for any shortcut placed on the desktop called "Scanner.lnk". I can consistently replicate a false positive for Trojan:Win32/FakeSysdef
    with the following steps.

    • Create a shortcut to an exe file.
    • Place the shortcut on the desktop.
    • Name the shortcut "Scanner".
    • Run "Quick Scan".
    I don't get the same result by directly scanning the file, nor by uploading the file to www.virustotal.com, so it would appear this is as a result of a heuristic rather than a file content analysis. I also don't get the same result with a shortcut that links
    to a website.

    Can anyone else replicate? How can we go about getting the Windows Defender team to reconsider this heuristic? It's a bit heavy-handed.
     
    Snixtor, Apr 15, 2020
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  3. JOANNA 777
    Joanna 777 Win User
    defender false positive

    Hi Bob,

    To better assist you, kindly verify the following:

    • Where did you submit the file about Windows Defender being false positive?
    • Right after the recent Windows 10 update, your Zara Radio stopped working?
    • Regarding the 404 error, what application were you using when you got that error?

    Let us know.
     
    Joanna 777, Apr 15, 2020
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  4. SKELLATTARR
    skellattarr Win User

    false positive or compromised file ?

    False Positive for AV

    false positives are files that are not viruses but the av thinks that it is. watch this guys videos you will learn a lot.
    mrizos
     
    skellattarr, Apr 15, 2020
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