In Defender's "defense"
(sic), I've used it as my sole anti-virus for maybe 5 years.? It
does sometimes warn me when I'm installing a new program that
will try to do things that its network security sometimes thinks
are risky, but it offers an easy option to say "no, it's OK."?
This last episode with Commander was the first time I've had it
interfere with a DXLab download in several years.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 4/9/2020 10:44 PM, neil_zampella
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There is no trojan or virus in any DXLab executable.??? Just as
there is no virus or trojan in other ham radio programs like
JTAlert, WSJT-X, and many others that get 'triggered' due to
some algorithm only known to Microsoft.???? I have never had a
problem with any DXLab program, nor with the others I mentioned.
Its not so strange that this has occurred to many ham radio
programs since this last Windows update.?? The really bad design
of Defender is that it does not give you any indication of what
its doing nor does it give you a chance to say NO.??? Another
display of how Microsoft wants to 'help' you.
I use a third-party anti-virus that allows me to make the
decisions on what happens when it detects 'a virus'.??? I can
accept the quarantine, continue to install/run the program, or
take the option to send it to their 'virus lab' which then
returns a result within 15 to 20 minutes (often much earlier).
Most often it is a false positive, and they update their
definition file at the same time.
Neil, KN3ILZ
On 4/9/2020 8:10 PM, Jack Brabham -
KZ5A wrote:
I don't think this is a false
positive.? Defender is finding and identifying a specific
Trojan.?
I'm not reloading Dx Lab unless
there is some resolution beyond "ignore it and go on".
73 Jack KZ5A
On 4/9/2020 2:14 PM, Hasan Schiers
N0AN wrote:
I should
add to my instructions about how to remove a file from
quarantine:
I'm no
computer?expert. I found that this procedure?works for me.
In the interests of avoiding any liability from someone
who gets in a jam by not following the instructions
precisely, or finds them inaccurate or unhelpful:
"While believed to be
correct, this advice comes with no guarantees of
any kind. You alone remain responsible for the
security of information on your computer
system".??
It's sad,
when trying to help people that a statement like this has
to be made, but....
What is
the saying: YMMV? Use Windows 10 at your own risk? Take a
file out of quarantine at your own risk?
By the
time we are done with all this CMA stuff, we might as well
turn all this ham radio equipment off and watch TV.?
Nevertheless,
the advice to put in a disclaimer when trying to help
anyone with any software is excellent advice!
73, N0AN
On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at
3:03 PM Hasan Schiers N0AN via
<hbasri.schiers6=
[email protected]>
wrote:
Mike:
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Finding and Restoring a
File from Windows Defender Quarantine:
0. Close all DXLab Programs
1. Bottom Left > Search Box for your Desktop
? (Magnifying Glass just to right of Windows Icon)
2. Type in "Virus & threat protection" (no
quotes)
3. The Virus & threat protection app will appear
in the search results. Click on it to run it.
4. At the Top 1/4 of the page there is a link:
Protection History Click on it.
5. All Recent Items are shown
6. Select the Quarantined File that has been falsely
quarantined
7. Chose to Restore it
8. Close the Window
Caveat: Once you have
restored the file,? you may or may not have to move
it to the proper directory. Not being in front of
your computer I can't really tell.?
9. Restart all your chosen
DXLab Programs
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On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at
10:33 PM Michael Schulz <
mschulz@...>
wrote:
Hi,
?
I just tried to update
Commander to the latest version but it was
stopped by Windows Defender. Below
screenshot with more info:
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73 Mike K5TRI
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