How can I get rid of a virus alert from defender?

What actions is Defender allowing you?


Denis

Download "Everything" APP from voidtools....its free.
Type in details what you are searching for.....then click on "Open Path"
If found you can then delete it.

eddman said:

As mentioned quarantine, clean, remove, and allow. The first three don't work because the file was on a CD.

Ah, now I understand your concern.
I have never understood it properly either.
If I allow that threat, am I allowing that specific threat in that specific file in that specific location?
or
If I allow that threat, am I allowing that specific threat anywhere it might raise its ugly head in the future?
I don't think I have any notes about that. I'll check and get back to you.

I immediately stumbled across this answer to your original question.
How to clear Windows Defender Protection History in Windows 11/10 - TWC
and then I found this
Reset Windows Security - TenForumsTutorials


All the best,
Denis

Windows Defender is defaulted to scan its own "Scans/History". Resulting in the discovery of the malware over and over again. Even though, other scanners see no evidence of the malware on the PC and the machine scans clean using other tools.

You can clear scan history:

http://web.archive.org/web/202110230...d-c6059c8e0828

If you cannot see the information for some reason, here it is.

   Note

Until Microsoft sees fit to fix this problem, you can prevent the repeating error indication, by deleting the

items that are described in Windows Defender Protection History. You can delete them by accessing their files,

that are located in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\History\Service.

In the "Service" folder, find and delete "Detection History".

Note: ProgramData is a hidden file. In order to access it, the "Hidden Items" option in "File Explorer" must be

checked. Find the "Hidden Items" check box under the "View Tab".

And, the first time that you access "Scans", you must select "continue", to obtain the permission.

Restart and try another scan. Notifications for the current malware should stop.

Or you can run a member created script to clear it. You can get that from the link here:

Clear Windows Security Center (Defender) Protection History

@eddman

Thanks for the rep. At least you figured it out. Just for information:

I don't take ownership of system files (ever)

I just use apps that can bypass permissions like Dism++ or Q-Dir Portable. Dism++ is easier to use. Q-Dir must be run as admin then system privileges must be enabled from a drop down menu.

Here's Dism++ File Explorer component. I can access and delete files - no problem.

Download Dism++ - MajorGeeks

However don't mess about with it too much because it's easy to screw things up if using the other components without understanding how or why they should be used.