Windows 10: Replace SmartScreen with VirusTotal

Windows Defender SmartScreen always does false positives. And we are tired of it. Can you replace it with VirusTotal?

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SmartScreen not so smart.

Hi,

I would like to inform that Windows SmartScreen helps keep your PC safe by checking downloaded files and web content within apps to help protect you from malicious software and potentially unsafe web content. Before an unknown or potentially
unsafe downloaded file is opened, Windows will display a warning. If SmartScreen detects potentially unsafe web content in an app, Windows will display a warning in place of the content. To disable SmartScreen, follow the steps below:

• Type SmartScreen settings in the Search box and press Enter.
• Click on Change Windows SmartScreen Settings in the left navigation pane.
• Select the option, Don't do anything (turn off Windows SmartScreen) and click on OK.

If you would like to develop a program, then suggest you to post your query in MSDN forums in the link provided below:

Msdn forums - Visual Studio General Questions



Hope the information provided is helpful. Feel free to write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we'll be glad to assist you.

 

virustotal

Below is from their support area.



1) A list of each reviewing partner and their findings. Possible findings are:

• Undetected: The given engine does not detect the file as malicious.
• Suspicious: The given engine flags the file as suspicious.
• Unable to process file type: The given engine does not understand the type of file submitted and so will not produce verdicts for it.
• Timeout: The given engine reached VirusTotal's time execution limit when processing the file and so no verdicts were recorded for it.

Make of that what you will.

Take a look at this PDF:

Search it for the word "detected". I got 21 hits, some related to Virustotal.

https://www.virusbulletin.com/upload...017-Abrams.pdf

 

UAC prompt for Task Manager. MMC blocked. What happened?

It's possible that Computer Management is being blocked by SmartScreen. We suggest disabling it and see if it helps. Follow the steps below:

1. Click the Start button.
2. Type smartscreen in the search bar.
3. Click Change SmartScreen settings.
4. Click the drop-down arrow in the Security row.
5. Click Change settings beneath the WindowsSmartScreen row.
6. Click Don't do anything (turn off Windows SmartScreen).
7. Click OK.