Re: Windows tried to save the world from me

On Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:25:31 -0400, DFS wrote:

On 4/17/2024 9:36 PM, rbowman wrote:

On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:53:36 -0400, DFS wrote:
 

Windows Defender already includes a (or the) xz backdoor signature:
right after the file was downloaded and saved to my desktop, Defender
sprang into action to keep me from infecting the Windows world [1].

 
Wait until it mistakenly identifies something you're fond of and saves
you from it.

 
 
That happened to you?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-
endpoint/restore-quarantined-files-microsoft-defender-antivirus?view=o365-
worldwide

No, it never happens which is why M$ has a page on how to claw the files
back.