Windows 10: Windows Defender keeps finding the same Trojan again and again from a non-existent drive.

Discus and support Windows Defender keeps finding the same Trojan again and again from a non-existent drive. in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; It's not really annoying, merely funny that Windows Defender keeps telling me that it has found Trojan:Script/Phonzy.C!ml from my I: drive. That's... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Gonzales Pirinen, Dec 18, 2023.

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    Gonzales Pirinen Win User

    Windows Defender keeps finding the same Trojan again and again from a non-existent drive.


    It's not really annoying, merely funny that Windows Defender keeps telling me that it has found Trojan:Script/Phonzy.C!ml from my I: drive. That's funny because it's the letter of an USB drive which I haven't had connected for days. It keeps finding file: I:\new folder.lnkI have read from many sources that the fix to this is: Go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\History\Service. In the Service folder, find the folder "Detection History", and delete it.Well. I can't get further than C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans even from PowerShell as an administrator.But n

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