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Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha

I have gotten this threat Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha, it blocks it but it keeps coming back as it detects it. How do I remove it? Respectfully

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2026-05-03T13:25:47.2633333+00:00
Jaka Vujcic 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-03T16:25:46.63+00:00
T0RKA 0 Reputation points
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Authenticator

I’m getting an excessive amount of unauthorised authenticator sign-in requests. Like 30 times a day. I ignore them but it’s just seems very malicious and targeted. Anything I can do?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-03T15:58:18.5+00:00
R Chung 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-03T15:58:36.0733333+00:00
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I scanned my device and has a virus, apparently windows defender quaritined it and now it is removed but am i safe? I'm increadibly worried.

I'm not the best with tech, am I safe?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2026-05-03T15:39:52.2933333+00:00
William Eggers 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-03T15:44:48.5633333+00:00
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Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha

Getting a Trojan warning Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha Looks like there are many getting this right now... Is it a false possitive?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2026-05-03T11:33:57.02+00:00
Daniel Sandlund 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-03T15:22:00.77+00:00
Hiroyuki Diva 0 Reputation points
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How to set 2FA

My account has been hacked and it is displaying weird bot in every mail in my inbox (meaning I can’t view the content of my email, all email shows the same content by the bot). I’ve reset my password and am trying to set up 2 FA, however outlook prompt…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-03T15:07:54.91+00:00
Enqi Lam 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-03T15:08:14.9433333+00:00
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Auto MDM Enroll: Device Credential (0x0), Failed (Mobile Device Management (MDM) is not configured.) - Windows VM in Azure

Dear Community, i need Support in it´s case. I have a Windows Server 2022 in Azure and i can not register it in Intune because i always got the error **Auto MDM Enroll: Device Credential (0x0), Failed (Mobile Device Management (MDM) is not configured.) …

Microsoft Security | Intune | Enrollment
asked 2026-05-03T15:04:33.2766667+00:00
Manuel Anderson 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-03T15:04:47.37+00:00
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Windows keeps saying that a threat is detected even after I deleted it

Hello, I am unsure on how I got this threat, but when my windows scans for any threats it says that it found a threat, even after I delete it, please help me remove this threat! I have windows 11 pro but not an activated windows. I recently got protonVPN…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Other
asked 2026-05-03T11:59:47.1633333+00:00
wolf20102878 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-03T15:02:00.21+00:00
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Microsoft 365 tenant lockout – Global admin blocked by MFA (no Authenticator access)

I am the owner of the domain izontungaconsulting.com. I am completely locked out of my Microsoft 365 tenant. The only global administrator account is blocked due to Microsoft Authenticator MFA. I no longer have access to the Authenticator app and cannot…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-01T11:03:37.65+00:00
Lionel Izontunga 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-03T14:56:38.03+00:00
Lionel Izontunga 0 Reputation points
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I can't add 2fa to my account because it keeps sending me sign in codes

I can't add 2fa to my account because it keeps sending me sign in codes. I'm trying to add 2fa to my new Microsoft account because my last account got hacked, email changed and 2fa put on it. I'm not trying to make the same mistake of not having 2fa on…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-03T14:51:48.5966667+00:00
Anthony Snyder 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-03T14:55:29.42+00:00
Anthony Snyder 0 Reputation points
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Quite una cuenta del autenticador por error

En la aplicación de autenticador, puse sin querer quitar cuenta del autenticador, pero al querer iniciar en mi cuenta de rockstar me pide el autenticador, pero yo ya no tengo acceso al mismo.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-03T14:45:10.31+00:00
Juan Josué Carrasco Pérez 0 Reputation points
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How to block badactors who trying to hack my account?

I am constantly receiving a 2fa sign in request, when I am opening Microsoft authenticator. Somebody is trying to get into my account for the last half year. I can see that somebody trying to log in from a different locations. I've changed the password…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-03T10:58:51.8666667+00:00
Illia 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-03T14:23:42.93+00:00
Nathan Roberts (SN) 11,116 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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All Admin accounts are blocked due to Conditional Access Policy and there is no glass break account

We need to connect to Microsoft Support --> Data Protection / Tenant Recovery Team - so that they can help us to resolve this issue on urgent basis. We need email or contact no for this type of support in Saudi Arabia.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-03T14:09:06.7866667+00:00
Mohammed AbdulHannan 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-03T14:09:20.6466667+00:00
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'Cerdigent' high-severity malware was detected

We have observed multiple incidents from this titled incident. In this incident we are observing this 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\DDFB16CD4931C973A2037D3FC83A4D7D775D05E4' and…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Cloud
asked 2026-05-03T11:53:56.0733333+00:00
Sayed Ayaan Hussain 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-03T14:07:51.1066667+00:00
Thomas, Jonathan 0 Reputation points
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Azure Portal Access Issue After Free Azure Account Creation (AADSTS5000228 / AADSTS16000)

Subject: Azure Portal Access Issue After Free Azure Account Creation (AADSTS5000228 / AADSTS16000) Hello, I am attempting to create a free Azure account for development and application registration, but I am consistently encountering errors when trying…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-03T12:19:58.8666667+00:00
Bogdan Kobzak 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-05-03T13:12:57.14+00:00
Tamara-Hu 14,035 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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My email address is associated with a company I'm not a part of. I can't change the Entry directory to my own.

Somehow my normal private Microsoft account under my hotmail account has become associated with Nitka.com. I am not related to that company yet it has become my primary directory. I've asked nitka.com to remove me but they have not done anything. It has…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-03T11:13:00.61+00:00
Lou Gallo 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-03T11:13:15.2733333+00:00
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Additional sign-in methods are required to access this resource. Contact your administrator to enable these methods. All Global Admin accounts is blocked by Conditional Access policy

Error Code: 53003 Request Id: 5970a5f0-db23-4d01-932f-a9d440615600 Correlation Id: 86c84b62-f739-4c11-b153-20b4189b2031 Timestamp: 2026-05-03T10:15:37.565Z App name: Microsoft Flow Portal App id: 6204c1d1-4712-4c46-a7d9-3ed63d992682 IP address:…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-05-03T10:18:04.8133333+00:00
Zeem Corporation 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-03T10:18:30.62+00:00
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Purview Enterprise Glossary does not support column level glossary mapping

In testing the Purview Unified Catalog features, we have found that the Enterprise Glossary cannot be used to tag glossary terms to data columns within data assets, such as data columns in Fabric semantic models, materialized lake views, and lakehouse…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
asked 2026-04-27T15:47:41.51+00:00
Burns, Mary Lou 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-03T10:05:57.5733333+00:00
SAI JAGADEESH KUDIPUDI 2,535 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Help in detecting a DLP bounce email which is due to MS Purview DLP Policy Rule

Hi Team, Is there any header or body content, which I can reliably rely on to detect whether mail which has come is a bounce email and its is bounced because of the MS Purview DLP Policy Rule which is set to "Block" Note that it should be…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
asked 2026-04-25T15:15:02.3366667+00:00
Sarathprasath Krishnaswamy 70 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-03T10:01:07.3266667+00:00
SAI JAGADEESH KUDIPUDI 2,535 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Okta as OIDC based external identity provider in Microsoft Entra External ID: provider not appearing on login screen

Environment / context Microsoft Entra External ID (External ID) as the CIAM provider for our tenant Okta configured as an OpenID Connect (OIDC) external identity provider in the External ID tenant Created an External ID user flow and added Okta as a…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra External ID
asked 2026-05-03T09:59:03.9866667+00:00
Anuj Sharma 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-03T09:59:17.0166667+00:00
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******@mfoganalytics.onmicrosoft.com business email not recognised by authenticator app

I'm trying to access the account linked to ******@mfoganalytics.onmicrosoft.com, but I am unable to log in. When I try to add ******@mfoganalytics.onmicrosoft.com to the authenticator app it states that the email address is not recognised. No other…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-05-03T05:47:51.8366667+00:00
Marcus Fogarty 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-03T09:53:10.0666667+00:00
Nathan Roberts (SN) 11,116 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator