Folder with a strange name

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Folder with a strange name

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When I was turning off my computer, I saw a folder called 4. 18.24080.9-0 and it seemed odd because it was saying it needed to be shut off to turn off my computer. Is this a virus?

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Hi Aquilles, This is Ramesh.

4.18.24080.9-0 could be Microsoft Defender's latest platform update folder. It's located at:

"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\4.18.24080.9-0"

I'm not sure what caused the notification during the shutdown.

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