Windows 10: How do I remove the threat detection history from windows defender GUI.

Is there a secret to removing the threat detection history from windows defender GUI.


I understand that the threats detection history items that reside there wont do me any harm. In theory.

However,

there are many items in my history view. It makes it difficult to sort through them. I have no way of knowing those Ive dealt with and those I havent. Upon threat detection, I look at the item and make a decision on the item. I have many tools that are instantly detected as threats Nirsoft Utilities seem to be particularly notorious but they are totally safe


The problem is I cant seem to get through the whole list of threat without loosing my place. My detection history is quite large, but most of those items arent real threats. I included a screenshot. And all those items are from today only.


It is possible that I have an actual threat. And I do remember being able to easily delete detection history items at some point. Removing the detection history item allows me to keep track of things that I have reviewed and those I havent The interface has changed though. Please help. This is driving me absolutely insane. Where did the remove from history option go?

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Windows defender false positive - forced to allow threat

Windows defender has started to identify C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe as a threat [normally reported as a Trojan Powessere.G]. I use mshta.exe to run an hta custom MsgBox - I have been hoping to keep using my current CustomMsgBox tool [batch file calling a vbs-hta file] until later this year when I hope to have had enough time to replace it with a PowerShell alternative.

Windows defender's notification lets me "allow the threat" but that seems to me to be a bigger security hole than is necessary - it will now ignore a potentially real intrusion when all I want to run is a genuine Windows component. My immediate problem is fixed but I would prefer to fix the false positive using the exclusions list.

I cleared the 'Allowed threats history' so I could use the exclusions list instead. I added C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe to the file exclusions list and I checked that it had taken properly by checking the exclusions list both in the UI & in the Registry. But the exclusion made no difference, it continued to detect and block the exe.

I have repeated the attempt several times [by clearing the allowed threats list & exclusions list beforehand] and the results are the same every time
- allowing the threat works,
- using the exclusions list has no effect.

I studied the relevant tutorial but have not spotted an error in what I have been doing - Add or Remove Windows Defender Exclusions

Does anybody with experience of using the exclusions list to counter false positives have any suggestions for me?

Denis

 

Windows Defender Detect threat Trojan:Win32/Pynamer.B!ac

Hi.

I encounter that my PC always have notification of Windows Defender that my PC have a threat, this is Trojan:Win32/Pynamer.B!ac.

It will happen ALWAYS when i open my PC. It always appear on my notification, but after 10secs it will quarantine this threat.

How to remove this notification/virus on my PC.

I already Scan my PC using of the following:

• Microsoft Safety Scanner
  
  

• Windows Defender

• Malwarebytes

• Malwarebytes Adwcleaner

Hope you will help me guys.

Thankyou.

 

Clearing Windows Defender history

Hey, what you need to do is so simple, just follow the steps below exactly in order:

1. Turn OFF Real-time Protection
2. Turn OFF Cloud-delivered Protection
3. Go to this folder C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\History\Service
4. Delete the contents in the folder
5. Turn ON Real-time Protection
6. Turn ON Cloud-delivered Protection

That's it... Now check protection History, it's empty.
Done!