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Thanks guys, it was false positive, now sorted

I use Webroot AV and downloaded and installed Wise Care 365 with no issues. It must be a false positive. I could double zip the exe...

It happened to me, too. But I fixed it. A few antivirus software blocks Wise Care 365, which has been confirmed to be a false positive...

No.

First thing I always do when doing a clean install - move Docs, Pics etc folders off the system drive to a separate partition. In my...

You can temporarily stop Defender from doing anything by opening Windows Security/Virus & Threat Protection settings/Manage settings and...

When this started, 8am yesterday morning, very few AV sites showed it as a PUP. Rather different today though the vast majority...

This did enable me to get the file and add it to the exceptions but unsurprisingly Defender still killed it when I tried to run it...

Defender is finding and deleting the download before I'm able to add it to the exclusions. I'll see if I can find it some other way.

I agree with @antspants, if Malwarebytes returns an all clear and there is nothing on VT, then it is likely a false positive from...

Reads like wisecare is registering as a false positive in defender, maybe recent changes to defender?. Any comments around the web of this?

Thanks guys, I'll see if it can be added to the exclusions list. No too bothered if that turns out to be a bad move, there's nothing...

Yes, first thing I did. It is not infected. I do use it from time to time but nowhere near as thorough as WiseCare, so no, not instead...

No, haven't tried excluding the file until clearer on any risk it may present. There is no way to verify the download.

Downloading with Firefox. When I run the exe Defender gives -