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  1. TOM TANNER
    Tom Tanner Win User

    windows security potentially unwanted app alert - but no way to identify the app


    Windows security is giving me a popup telling me I have a potentially unwanted app but when I click on the popup and it goes to the security centre, none of the options app control, scan, etc are flagged and there's nothing in any of the various protection histories.I'm not quite sure where to look next.

    :)
     
    Tom Tanner, Jun 11, 2021
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  2. BREE
    Bree Win User

    Protection History Warning - Potentially unwanted app found

    Not exactly a false positive, more a precaution as MiniTool bundle optional apps from their partners in their installer. See this thread, in particular post #2 from MiniToolSupport themselves.

    Minitool Partition Wizard Triggers Defender Virus Alert
     
    Bree, Jun 11, 2021
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  3. MEEBERS
    meebers Win User
    Protection History Warning - Potentially unwanted app found

    This just popped up, potentially unwanted app found. Detected MiniTool_Partition_Wizard_Bundleinstaller?? Tried Remove, Quarantine - does not remove the Yellow Triangle. Anybody else seen this?? False positive?? Had 2 instances, blocked the first one.
     
    meebers, Jun 11, 2021
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  4. DALCHINA
    dalchina Win User

    windows security potentially unwanted app alert - but no way to identify the app

    Unwanted App - where is it?

    If it's a UWP app (Store app) then you can try here:

    windows security potentially unwanted app alert - but no way to identify the app [​IMG]


    whilst everything installed is listed here:

    windows security potentially unwanted app alert - but no way to identify the app [​IMG]


    If that means you were using a browser, there may be a download record.
     
    dalchina, Jun 11, 2021
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