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Re: HELP! Tracker-6.1.1.jar identified as malware by Windows
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Douglas Brown
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We have more information about this Microsoft Defender warning and it is good news. We sent a description and screenshot of the warning to Softpedia, the independent software distribution, testing and tech news website that regularly tests Tracker for all forms of malware. Here is their reply:

We were not able to replicate the malware report with Microsoft Defender or other antivirus solutions. The VirusTotal report (link below) also indicates the installer and contained files are not malicious or suspicious. As far as we can tell, the [Microsoft Defender] report was almost certainly a false positive.

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/08fb95779ab3d974c7f383667a2727f8b0ae118f5a5b8921a80c9e09054e31a2

We also submitted the installer to Microsoft for testing but are still awaiting a reponse.  Doug

 


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