Windows 10: Windows Defender, possible false positive of files that do not exist. Unable to perform any...

The marked directories here DO NOT EXIST!

Windows defender is constantly notifying me about these threats that dont exist. I have ran malwarebytes and this doesnt detect anything wrong with my pc. I have tried quick Windows defenders scan, and a full scan, they detect these "threats". These notifications are infuriating and never go away.


I have also ran sfc /scannow, no issues found. I have checked these directories and made sure to enable showing of hidden files and folders. Nothing.

These files did exist, because i had installed uTorrent then uninstalled it later that day. None of these files exist anymore.


Is this a false positive? If it is how can i stop the constant pestering? If not, how do i delete these files that for all purposes don't exist?

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defender false positive

Hi Bob,

To better assist you, kindly verify the following:

• Where did you submit the file about Windows Defender being false positive?
• Right after the recent Windows 10 update, your Zara Radio stopped working?
• Regarding the 404 error, what application were you using when you got that error?

Let us know.

 

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

 

defender false positive

For years I've been using a free program called Zara Radio. Security essentials and Defender have not had any problems with it until the last update.. I submitted the file as a false positive but have been unable to login to track my submission as I keep
getting a 404 error ( page not found).. Will I be notified of any action on my submission??

Bob