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  1. NOAH M.1
    Noah M.1 Win User

    Windows caught a threat, does this mean the threat has been completely removed from my device?


    Windows caught a threat when I was downloading mods for a game, It put it in quarantine and from there I chose to remove it. Does this mean the threat has been completely removed? I did a full scan afterwards and it didn't catch anything else.

    :)
     
    Noah M.1, Dec 23, 2023
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  2. WIN10FREAK
    win10freak Win User

    Threats detected by Windows Defender  

    If you really want to be sure if those threats are removed completely then I would suggest to clean install Windows. That’s the only way to know for sure. And always disconnect from the internet next time you encounter malware. That’s the first step to take, especially if you have more than one computer sharing the same network.
     
    win10freak, Dec 23, 2023
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  3. LELOUCH.LAMPEROUGE
    lelouch.lamperouge Win User
    WINDOWS DEFENDER IS NOT REMOVING THREATS

    Hello PaulPChou,

    This one works. You're correct I chose removed but it just doesn't remove the threats it says working and after working the threats are still listed. I ran the safety scanner, reboot, scan in safe mode, scan in clean boot but neither of those works to remove
    the listed threats.

    Just as I thought all I need is to manually delete the file where it contains the threats list just like a log file.

    Thanks for providing the path where it stores the list.

    Best regards,

    Lelouch
     
    lelouch.lamperouge, Dec 23, 2023
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  4. DARRELLBENZ
    DarrellBenz Win User

    Windows caught a threat, does this mean the threat has been completely removed from my device?

    quarantined threats

    I have 4 quarantined threats , when I view history it does not give me the option of removal or restore Defender has caught and guaranteed the same threat 4 times in a two week period .

    file: C:\Users\Darrell\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\#!001\MicrosoftEdge\Cache\07HDD329\FlashPlayer[1].hta

    any suggestions ?
     
    DarrellBenz, Dec 23, 2023
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