Windows 10: Microsoft giving me false positives of incompatible apps.

Discus and support Microsoft giving me false positives of incompatible apps. in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; So i received an update that I need to update windows or i'll stop receiving quality updates, but this just annoys me.I don't even have the app on my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by popQA17, May 10, 2021.

  1. POPQA17
    popQA17 Win User

    Microsoft giving me false positives of incompatible apps.


    So i received an update that I need to update windows or i'll stop receiving quality updates, but this just annoys me.I don't even have the app on my computer anymore!Can someone help me fix this?or maybe give me suggestions on how to settle this?

    :)
     
    popQA17, May 10, 2021
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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, May 10, 2021
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  3. DAN_DE
    Dan_de Win User
    JASC PaintShop Pro 8 - False Positive?

    All of the tests on VirusTotal showed it as clear of this Trojan. The software manufacturer JASC has not existed for several years. I reported it as a false positive to Microsoft as advised. I have had no response from Microsoft. Will Microsoft be updating
    Defender so that it this file is not listed as a 'severe threat'?
     
    Dan_de, May 10, 2021
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  4. KADO897
    kado897 Win User

    Microsoft giving me false positives of incompatible apps.

    False Positive

    Yes MB has complained about them for ages.
     
    kado897, May 10, 2021
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