# Eve files are incorrectly flagged by Windows Defender - 2023/06/16 **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Tags:** official\ **Created:** [June 16, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-files-are-incorrectly-flagged-by-windows-defender-2023-06-16/409582 "2023-06-16T23:07:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CCP\_Zelus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_zelus/32/382070_2.png) [@CCP\_Zelus](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Zelus)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-files-are-incorrectly-flagged-by-windows-defender-2023-06-16/409582/1 "2023-06-16T23:07:21Z")
Hello everyone, We’ve had multiple tickets submitted over the last hour and we’ve become aware that old versions of Windows Defender are incorrectly flagging EVE files as a Trojan and quarantining them. The files seem to no longer flag as problematic as of update 1.391.1678.0 (from 16.06.2023 @ 21:48:23). We are raising the issue with Microsoft, but if you are encountering this issue, we recommend you update your Windows Defender Signatures to resolve the problem. To do this: - Search in Windows search for “Virus and Threat protection” - Under “Virus & threat protection updates” click “Check for Updates” - Click “Check for Updates” I will update this thread when new information becomes available. ---
**Author:** ![Wondering\_Monk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/wondering_monk/32/373294_2.png) [@Wondering\_Monk](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Wondering_Monk)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-files-are-incorrectly-flagged-by-windows-defender-2023-06-16/409582/2 "2023-06-16T23:18:47Z")
Manually running Windows Update should also update Windows Defender definitions and any other updates that may be causing problems ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Explorer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_explorer/32/385081_2.png) [@CCP\_Explorer](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Explorer)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-files-are-incorrectly-flagged-by-windows-defender-2023-06-16/409582/3 "2023-06-16T23:18:52Z")
For reference, the VirusTotal link for the file reported: [VirusTotal](https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/729d0d5ab1ffca51b9ea19e8bcb49f10a7c5fd7a8e79eae6f4367f3f238b7453). No engines there detect anything and we are unable to reproduce this using Microsoft Defender with the latest signatures as of this evening. ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Explorer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_explorer/32/385081_2.png) [@CCP\_Explorer](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Explorer)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-files-are-incorrectly-flagged-by-windows-defender-2023-06-16/409582/4 "2023-06-16T23:20:48Z")
> [@Wondering\_Monk](#): > > Just running Windows Update should also update Windows Defender definitions and any other updates that my be causing problem Yes, but that doesn’t always work - possibly there is some delay before Windows Update starts delivering them. I had the next-to-last signatures on my desktop from earlier today and Windows Update did not update them this evening. Using the instructions in the original post then they were updated. ---
**Author:** ![Vicktor\_Bout](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/vicktor_bout/32/390510_2.png) [@Vicktor\_Bout](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Vicktor_Bout)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-files-are-incorrectly-flagged-by-windows-defender-2023-06-16/409582/5 "2023-06-17T00:54:57Z")
can confirm eve online - trojan 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Yendor\_Kashada2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/yendor_kashada2/32/375746_2.png) [@Yendor\_Kashada2](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Yendor_Kashada2)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-files-are-incorrectly-flagged-by-windows-defender-2023-06-16/409582/6 "2023-06-17T02:21:22Z")
Present your findings, Mr Bout. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Iceacid\_Frostpacker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/iceacid_frostpacker/32/505689_2.png) [@Iceacid\_Frostpacker](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Iceacid_Frostpacker)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-files-are-incorrectly-flagged-by-windows-defender-2023-06-16/409582/7 "2023-06-17T04:23:24Z")
False positives & sorry for dragging @Uriel_the_Flame into this. ---
**Author:** ![Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_the_flame/32/490165_2.png) [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_the_Flame)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-files-are-incorrectly-flagged-by-windows-defender-2023-06-16/409582/8 "2023-06-17T06:00:25Z")
> [@Iceacid\_Frostpacker](#): > > sorry for dragging @Uriel_the_Flame into this. No problem. Btw I was just replying to your post so now that you’ve edited it I’ve removed mine too. ---
**Author:** ![Srima\_Darkstar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/srima_darkstar/32/374461_2.png) [@Srima\_Darkstar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Srima_Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-files-are-incorrectly-flagged-by-windows-defender-2023-06-16/409582/9 "2023-06-18T04:55:54Z")
I guess it is a “good thing” I don’t use Windows Defender. ---
**Author:** ![Feilamya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/feilamya/32/436018_2.png) [@Feilamya](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Feilamya)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-files-are-incorrectly-flagged-by-windows-defender-2023-06-16/409582/10 "2023-06-18T14:18:34Z")
Not necessarily. If some other (less used) AV engine detects a false positive, it might take considerably longer until the issue is resolved. But that’s your choice, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Chribba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/chribba/32/396873_2.png) [@Chribba](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Chribba)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-files-are-incorrectly-flagged-by-windows-defender-2023-06-16/409582/11 "2023-06-19T10:57:19Z")
For a moment I though you were talking about eve-files 😉 I’m glad it wasn’t so. /c ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-files-are-incorrectly-flagged-by-windows-defender-2023-06-16/409582/13 "2023-10-19T15:29:34Z")
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