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A false positive detected by Windows Defender

Anonymous
2021-06-06T07:12:09+00:00

I need help on my computer's built-in Microsoft Antivirus system. Although I have already deleted the files that caused the false positive to be detected, my pc still gave me this notification NON-STOP.

This is not a virus. This is actually a false positive detected by Windows Security after I have installed an engineering software known as Festo Positioning Drives Tool. After I have eliminated one, it keeps popping up the same file location over and over again:

It causes my Autodesk Software to be unable to run, hence giving it the 0xc0000005 error. I need help. I have tried alot of solutions regarding about False Positives, but its no use. Anyone has any idea how to solve this?

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-06-07T04:09:25+00:00

    Actually I cannot clean all with Malwarebytes at all, since the same viruses and file paths kept coming up after each time I clear the viruses and restart. So I can assume that it is a false positive that is assumed by the system itself. So I was going to take action on the system itself, since it kept blocking some softwares to access. And I run the SFC scanner after, but none violations are found. The real question is, will my SSD switch places with my data drive from D to C once I initiate the repair install? (Like resetting the PC)

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-06-07T03:55:25+00:00

    Did you try all of the other steps first?

    What infections were found? What did the System File Checker report?

    The Repair Install reinstalls WIndows while saving your files and apps in place, brings it up to the latest version by the most stable method, takes about an hour, resolves most problems: https://www.yourwindowsguide.com/2016/06/how-to...

    So, no, your SSD would not be gone. It will simply reinstall Windows on the SSD C partition while saving your files, apps and settings in place.

    But I'd try the other steps first to make sure they don't fix the problem before doing the Repair Install.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-06-07T03:07:56+00:00

    If I use repair install, will my SSD also be gone? Since I need the SSD to run as the c drive. Is this resetting the whole PC? I think the anti virus is detecting false viruses, since it always shows up the same file path each time i delete, restart and run it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-06-06T19:07:54+00:00

    Those are obviously the same thing.

    The tutorials I gave you explain how to manage false positives by creating exclusions in Windows Defender. It is an antivirus and part of Microsoft's Security Center in Windows 10.

    Did you even read the tutorials? They make it clear this is for Defender and what exactly to do in your situation.

    Please read through the tutorials and then ask back questions. But they are very explicit about how to avoid false positives by listing them as exclusions.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-06-06T08:46:19+00:00

    Can you show me solutions using Microsoft Defender. Cuz that is what I am using currently, not Antivirus Microsoft Defender. I don't see any options to fix it using all of your links

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