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Network Testing Companion: Virus??

Marcus Büttemeyer 391 Reputation points
2020-10-04T21:31:58.533+00:00

Hello,
I'm a little bit confused right now: My last Windows Defender Scan (4.10.2020 20:21) detected a malware called "Network Testing Companion.lnk" in my Start-Menu but there are no other files detected as malware. Since a Link in the Start-Menu can not harm my computer, I assume a false positive. Unfortunately Windows Defender does not say where the (quarantined) link is pointing to. I assume it's to the Microsoft-supplied "Microsoft Skype for Business Network Assessment Tool" but I'm not sure about that. Can somebody confirm that this is a false-positive?

Also, if it is, please don't scare people unnecessarily?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-10-04T22:47:32.537+00:00

    Sounds like someone has installed this tool. If so then nothing to worry about.
    https://www.lync.se/2019/09/network-testing-companion/

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