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Is the Visual Studio safe?

Anonymous
2021-06-06T08:40:43+00:00

Hello is visual studio a virus? Someone said that its a virus, and also he said its made by Microsoft. So is it a virus?...

[Original Title: Visual Studio]

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  1. Reza-Ameri 45,806 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-06-06T14:49:19+00:00

    No, Visual Studio is safe and reliable.

    However, there are untrusted websites where they will add virus to safe programs (like Visual Studio) and therefore we are always asking users to download it from the Official Microsoft Website.

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  1. DaveM121 871.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-06-06T09:14:42+00:00

    Hi NoOneJK,

    I am Dave, an Independent Advisor, I will help you with this.

    Visual Studio is a programming environment that is used to create software on Windows, rest assured, it is not a virus, it is genuine legitimate software.

    Where exactly are you seeing Visual Studio on your PC, can you please provide more information on any problem you are experiencing with Visual Studio.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-06-06T16:39:41+00:00

    Looks like a false positive, Visual Studio is directly from microsoft.com from secure servers

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