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Use with Windows Security which was formally called Windows Defender Security Center

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I'm Getting this Trojan Detection Error When Installing Laravel

I'm trying to create a new project using "laravel new projectName". During installation it threw this error: ... - Removing graham-campbell/result-type (v1.0.1) - Downgrading vlucas/phpdotenv (v5.2.0 => v4.1.8): Loading from cache - Installing…
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How can i remove threat using Windows Defender Functions

I am using Windows Defender Function to scan folder. First I opened windows defender manager using MpManagerOpen. Next I started scanning using MpScanStart function. And then, I enumerated all threats using MpThreatOpen function. My goal is how to…
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Windows Defender/Security deletes my "hello world" program

I'm trying to start a new C project using BearLibTerminal, compiling with gcc. I'm able to compile the hello world, but when I try to launch, Windows Security gives an error, which reads "Operation did not complete successfully because the file…
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SmartScreen and EV Code Signing Certificate

I'm about to deploy an installation package of my software online as EXE installer file that users will be able to download from the website of my company, and then run and install. The installer and the applicatoin itself is C# .NET. The…
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Windows Defender Blocks getting Pointer location in Java

I am using the below code to get the pointer location but windows 10 blocks the access as I run the application. while (true) { //Thread.sleep(100); try { System.out.println("(" +…
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Documents and Music folder -> Windows Defender Ransomware protection breaking my app

So it looks like Windows 10 Ransomware has broken my app (StationRipper). It's a C++/MFC app, but it looks like it would break any app that is doing what StationRipper is doing. My high-level question: My app needs to write files (e.g., mp3's) as…
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Powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true not working

To disable the Windows Defender, I am using the PowerShell (as an administrator) in Windows 10 to run the following command: Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true But the real time protection is not getting disabled. Can anyone have…
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My C# DotNet DLL being detected as Ransomware by Windows Defender

This is a real shot in the dark. I have a C# DotNet solution (Visual Studio 2010) that consists of the EXE and several class library support DLLs. The Solution uses SMO (SQL Management Objects) to connect to and browse a database. One of the DLLs is…
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Why does scanning a single file in Powershell with Start-MpScan take longer than using the context menu option?

I'm currently writing a script to use Windows Defender for scanning various files. I've read the documentation on Microsoft Docs - StartMpScan, however I am running into an issue when attempting to scan a single file or folder. Documentation…
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Generally how many days it takes by Windows smart screen to white list a published digitally signed exe?

I have developed a Windows executable which has to be downloaded from my website by a user to run. The exe is code signed by regular certificate(not ev). My concern is when a user is downloading the software and run, the Windows smart screen is…
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Windows Defender extremly slowing down Macro only on Windows 10

I wrote a large VBA program which, in a nutshell, calculates the energy need of buildings. It would be way to much code to post here but firstly it reads a configuration file for each building, then loads some heat load profiles from the disk and…
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How to whitelist a UNC from Windows Defender SmartScreen by GPO?

I have some C# ClickOnce applications distributed via our intranet UNC. Recently, a new organization level GPO has been pushed down removing the "Run Anyway" button. I need a method of adding the application to the trusted list within windows…
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Win 10 changes the permission of .exe file after running it once?

I got a very strange problem. I used a notebook computer installed with Win 10, and compiled a .exe file from a very simple .c file using Dev-C++. The .exe file was created on the Desktop, and I could run the .exe file -- once only. After running…
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Can't download my own executeable c#

I just made a small and simple windows form. I uploaded the .exe to mediafire so anyone could download it, but when someone(or even myself) tries to download it: windows defender instantly deletes it, because it thinks it is a virus. Is this a…
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Windows Defender API to scan a directory for malwares

Using Windows Defender API , I'm trying to do a scan for malwares on a folder. Following The documentation I wrote the code: MPRESOURCE_INFO ResourceInfo = { 0 }; MPSCAN_RESOURCES ScanResource = { 0 }; PMPRESOURCE_INFO ResourceInfoArray =…
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