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Originally Posted by brspowerbrs
Finding virus, not playable for me.
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Hello, the virus that you're "finding" it's called false positive. What it's a false positive warning:
In the context of Windows Security (formerly Windows Defender), a false positive is when the built‑in antivirus or threat detection engine mistakenly identifies a safe, legitimate file or program as malicious and raises a security alert. In other words:
What it “says”: “This file/app is dangerous—quarantine or remove it.”
What’s true: The file/app is actually harmless and poses no threat to your system.
Why False Positives Happen in Windows Security
Heuristic Analysis
Windows Security uses heuristic rules to spot novel or packed malware. Sometimes those heuristics “see” patterns in clean software that resemble malware behavior and trigger an alert.
Signature Mismatches
Definitions (“signatures”) are updated frequently. A legitimate program that’s very new—or that has been packed/obfuscated—may not yet be in Microsoft’s clean whitelist and get flagged as unknown or suspicious.
Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs)
Some software (e.g., toolbars, download managers) isn’t malicious but exhibits behaviors Microsoft deems unwanted. These get flagged as PUAs, which can also generate “false positives” if you actually want that software.
Common Scenarios
Scenario False‑Positive Alert
You download a newly released tool from a small developer. “Threat detected: Trojan:Win32/Generic...”
You install a niche driver or utility. “Potentially unwanted application—PUA:Win32/ToolName”
A packed/compressed installer (e.g. using an installer maker) “Virus & threat protection has blocked this file.”
How to Handle a False Positive
Verify the File
Check the publisher’s digital signature.
Scan with another reputable antivirus or upload to VirusTotal.
Update Definitions & Rescan
Open Windows Security → Virus & threat protection → click Check for updates.
After updating, run a manual scan on the file or folder.
Add an Exclusion (if you trust the file)
In Windows Security, go to Virus & threat protection settings → Manage settings.
Scroll to Exclusions → Add or remove exclusions → choose the file or folder.
Submit to Microsoft
If you believe it’s genuinely harmless, submit the file for analysis:
Windows Security → Virus & threat protection → Protection history → find the event → Report as clean.
Balancing Safety vs. Convenience
Too many exclusions can leave you vulnerable to real threats.
Too strict a policy can disrupt legitimate work by blocking benign apps.
By understanding that a false positive in Windows Security is simply an incorrect “malware detected” alert on safe software, you can confidently verify, exclude, or report and keep your system both secure and usable.
Hanami does not have the source code to build clean .exes , instead we're using a code injector, code caving, injecting a .DLL extension to inject own code, in the other words to crack the .exes. To protect our own code to be exposed we're protecting our dlls from being read with any cheat engine tools, thus , being protected , your anti-virus / defender is unable to read the content of the dll, throwing the warning " Virus detected ".
