# Eve files are incorrectly flagged by Windows Defender - 2023/06/16

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**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")\
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**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")

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> [@Wondering\_Monk](#):
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> 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.

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