Issue to Safety Scanner

Question

Hi,

I used the MS Safety Scanner to completely check the whole OS and have got several files infested. But I repeated the same and scanned the OS again after that. It again got several files infected. Does it mean there were "hidden" virus (within the OS) to continuously make the other files infected?

Answer 1

Hello,

Hope the information in the link below could be helpful to you.

Microsoft Safety Scanner showing infected files but does not remove - Microsoft Community

Best Regards,

Hania Lian

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Answer 2

Hello，

I doubt that any infection exists. It's quite common for Microsoft Safety Scanner to flag some files during the scan, but upon further inspection of the files in the cloud, the end result is no detections.

Refer to Rob Koch's reply at the link below for a detailed explanation:

What is wrong with the Microsoft Safety Scanner status information and - Microsoft Community

Best Regards,

Hania Lian

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