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Trojan:Win32/Critet.BS - False positive from Defender?
fabrikator:
The cause of all of this is Microsoft Security Essentials & Microsoft Defender virus update v1.263.672.0 which came out this morning 3-17-18.
Yesterday Windows Repair v4.0.15 was FINE but after Microsoft's v1.263.672.0 update it shows the Critet virus in the WinRepair.exe file.
This is a Microsoft ERROR in their virus defs. Strangly, Windows Repair v4.0.14 remains clean.
I had the same thing happen several months ago with Hoverdesk RegCleaner and Avast's Piriform CCleaner. Both were fine until
Microsoft's "Weekend Warriors" released a virus update. Sadly, it took Microsoft 2 months to fix it.
It would seem to me that Shane could do some scripting magic in a new version and fix this, but I don't know.
One thing I DO know is that if you whitelist an .EXE file after it has been flagged with a virus, false positive or not, your are taking a big
chance. That's my 2 cents worth.
fabrikator
coover:
Yes, I believe MS should fix their application as soon as they can, but I would not rely on them to do so. If making changes to 4.0.15 is relatively easy, I would not wait for MS to do their thing. If MS takes a week to fix it, Windows Repair 4.0.15 is dead in the water for those folks using Defender, and Tweaking.com's chances to sell Professional Versions of this software are lessened, even after MS makes the fix, as some folks will decide their free trial failure is enough not to come back for the next version.
ergo:
Harking back, though. Why on earth is this our problem to struggle with? We pay the license, they provide the service. Telling every one of us to struggle with Microsoft is ridiculous - it dramatically multiplies the effort required compared if Tweaking just dealt with the problem itself. How do you expect customer loyalty if you just dismiss us as "you're on your own" - over a problem that a large number of people are facing.
I can understand if this takes you some time to deal with, but don't give us homework you don't want to deal with!
Boggin:
--- Quote from: ergo on March 17, 2018, 11:03:57 pm ---Harking back, though. Why on earth is this our problem to struggle with? We pay the license, they provide the service. Telling every one of us to struggle with Microsoft is ridiculous - it dramatically multiplies the effort required compared if Tweaking just dealt with the problem itself. How do you expect customer loyalty if you just dismiss us as "you're on your own" - over a problem that a large number of people are facing.
I can understand if this takes you some time to deal with, but don't give us homework you don't want to deal with!
--- End quote ---
A few years back McAfee released a Definitions update that blocked Internet connectivity - are you saying that the ISPs should have changed the way they delivered broadband - because that is the equivalent of the now WD and MSE Definitions vs WR.
grimley:
Removed .15 and tried to install .14.
Installer reports an error (pointing to the install directory).
Defender barfs.
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