Windows Defender - False Positive

[houseisland]

For the first time ever, Windows Defender actually found something on my system.

Too bad it's a false positive. It appears to have picked on the uninstall file for VSO Inspector and mis-identified it as a nasty piece of bogus anti-spyware software.

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WinSoftware.WinAntiSpyware

Category:
Potentially Unwanted Software

Description:
This program has potentially unwanted behavior.

Advice:
Review the alert details to see why the software was detected. If you do not like how the software operates or if you do not recognize and trust the publisher, consider blocking or removing the software.

Resources:
regkey:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNI NSTALL\VSO Inspector_is1

uninstall:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNI NSTALL\VSO Inspector_is1

file:
C:\Program Files\vso\tools\unins000.exe

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See also:



http://groups.google.ca/group/micros...4c67fdb0532087

[NooNoo]

I think you need to reread the report...
It has a lot of words like "potentially", "review" and "consider".

Bitdefender has just found something that behaves in a similar way... Personally I would want that information. You do happen to know what the software is so you know it's harmless for your system. Crowing false positive in this case is a bit harsh.

[houseisland]

I think you need to reread the report...
It has a lot of words like "potentially", "review" and "consider".
.... Crowing false positive in this case is a bit harsh.

Ouch!