Windows Security Remediation Incomplete (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by Eczpurt@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hey all, not sure if this is the right place but I figure someone here will be able to help.

Windows Defender found something called "Trojan:Win32/Ashify.J!frn" and failed to quarantine it apparently. This was earlier today that it was detected and it affected a strange file under AppData/Roaming/T2GP Launcher/Steam/Cache/Prod/GpuCache to a text file called "index" with some weird changelogs for a gameboy advance emulator.

No google results pointed to anything meaningful. Only a few posts suggesting the games launcher may have prompted a false positive, an old post about password protected files from 2022, and a malwarebytes warning from 2kgames spreading Red Line malware from 2022 as well.

Just checking to see if anyone knows anything or has experienced something similar before!

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[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The definitions picked up as a different name from everything almost everybody just refers to it is a generic Trojan.

It could very well just be a false positive but I wouldnt leave it at that.

An offline windows defender scan would be a good idea.

You can always switch over to bitdefender there's a free version of you search hard enough. Don't run Windows defender and bit defender at the same time long term but it's not a bad way to get a second opinion.

[-] Eczpurt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Thank you very much, I appreciate the insight.

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