windows safety scanner does not remove any infected files?

Anonymous
2024-09-06T03:12:55+00:00

Windows safety scanner 64bit does not remove any infected files why?

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DaveM121 928.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2024-09-06T06:34:48+00:00

Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

The safety scanner works differently to other anti-virus software, during the scan, it marks files it thinks may be infected, then at the end of the scan, those files are compared to the malware database, and only removed if they actually contain malware.

At the end of the scan was it indicated that no malware was found on your PC?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-06T09:22:16+00:00

    Hi Dave, this was verry helpfull now I know what's going on,thank you i can sleep better now.

    Kind Regards,

    Mario.

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