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Windows built-in antivirus

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 11:58 am
by jak64
Hello everyone,
I hope you're doing well.
I am posting this message to you because this morning, the integrated Windows antivirus (My version and 11 Pro) deleted a program that I wrote in PureBasic and that I have been using for several months, considering that it was a virus !!!
Probably following an antivirus update.
I had to go into the security settings to indicate that it was not a virus and I copied my program from a backup.

Have you ever had this problem and do you have an explanation?

THANKS

Re: Windows built-in antivirus

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 12:05 pm
by BarryG
Do a forum search. This has been discussed so many times. Over and over.

Re: Windows built-in antivirus

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 12:10 pm
by Fred
You can send your program to MS so they can improve there detection. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/filesubmission

Re: Windows built-in antivirus

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 12:27 pm
by jak64
Thanks barryG and Fred.

I have difficulty searching on the forum because I am French and speak very little English (I use Google translation to post my messages).

For Fred:
Do I also say send the source code to Microsoft?

THANKS

Re: Windows built-in antivirus

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 12:34 pm
by Fred
No, only the exe

Re: Windows built-in antivirus

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 2:51 pm
by jak64
Ok Fred, Thanks

Re: Windows built-in antivirus

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 5:25 pm
by r-i-v-e-r
Windows Defender's been quite a nuisance today for apps it was completely fine with before, so definitely a bad definition update made it out...

I'm submitting my executables to MS, and I urge everyone else to do the same using the link @Fred's posted ↑4.

Re: Windows built-in antivirus

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 8:40 pm
by jak64
Hello r-i-v-e-r

This is what I just did.
Good day