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Windows Security thinks that uTorrent is a virus - False Positive?

Anonymous
2020-11-14T04:41:53+00:00

I wanted to install uTorrent so we can watch movies at our game night - something strange happened. At first it downloaded normally, but after it finished installing a notification from Windows Security said that what i installed was a virus. I got scared so i downloaded uTorrent from another provider. Same thing. So i just ran the program and it said i didn't had sufficient privileges (I was administrator) After i ran it again it disappeared and it said that the file doesn't exist. I downloaded it again and now its not allowing me. I did some research and apparently they said it was a false positive.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-11-14T04:53:47+00:00

    Hi Endermun. I'm Greg, eleven years awarded MVP, Volunteer Moderator, and Independent Advisor here to help you until this is resolved.

    See these resources for how to allow uTorrent, which has recently been increasingly blocked by security clients as explained here:

    https://silicophilic.com/windows-10-blocking-ut...

    How to add an exclusion to Windows Security detection:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/add...

    I hope this helps. Based on what you report back I can answer any questions and may have other steps to perform. If you'll wait to rate whether my post resolved your problem, I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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