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Nakyung_195
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Hi,
So I have tried to install an add-on for FSX:SE (game) from a website. The web uses an installer for the add-on called "InstallMate". When I finished downloaded it and unzipped it, just after double click the .exe file, Windows Defender popped up and told me that a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA) is detected.
The 'threat' is PUA:Win32/InstallMate.
Since I have been installing add-ons using InstallMate without any problem, I ignored the message and installed the add-on right away. Just couple of minutes then, I changed my mind, uninstalled it again, and directly deleted both the zip file and .exe file.
WD told me that the threat is still there, so I redownloaded, unzipped, let WD detect and removed it, and I got a notification saying that a threat was removed.
Now, the Windows Defender keeps on telling me that the PUA is still active with the affected files in the folder where I downloaded it (There are a total of 3 protection histories; the first is 'Status: Removed', second is "Status: Active' and the third being 'Status: Failed'). The add-on is NOT in the folder anymore. Is this a false positive or a kind of false detection? I have tried a quick scan, offline scan, using Malwarebytes to scan, and all of them report 0 threats. What should I do now?
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So I have tried to install an add-on for FSX:SE (game) from a website. The web uses an installer for the add-on called "InstallMate". When I finished downloaded it and unzipped it, just after double click the .exe file, Windows Defender popped up and told me that a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA) is detected.
The 'threat' is PUA:Win32/InstallMate.
Since I have been installing add-ons using InstallMate without any problem, I ignored the message and installed the add-on right away. Just couple of minutes then, I changed my mind, uninstalled it again, and directly deleted both the zip file and .exe file.
WD told me that the threat is still there, so I redownloaded, unzipped, let WD detect and removed it, and I got a notification saying that a threat was removed.
Now, the Windows Defender keeps on telling me that the PUA is still active with the affected files in the folder where I downloaded it (There are a total of 3 protection histories; the first is 'Status: Removed', second is "Status: Active' and the third being 'Status: Failed'). The add-on is NOT in the folder anymore. Is this a false positive or a kind of false detection? I have tried a quick scan, offline scan, using Malwarebytes to scan, and all of them report 0 threats. What should I do now?
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