[New post] Microsoft Defender scares admins with Emotet false positives

Techie.Buzz posted: " Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is currently blocking Office documents from being opened and some executables from launching due to a false positive tagging the files as potentially bundling an Emotet malware payload. Windows system admins are report" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Techie.Buzz Microsoft Defender scares admins with Emotet false positives by Techie.Buzz Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is currently blocking Office documents from being opened and some executables from launching due to a false positive tagging the files as potentially bundling an Emotet malware payload. Windows system admins are reporting [, , , , ] that this is happening since updating Microsoft's enterprise endpoint security platform (previously known as Microsoft Defender ATP) definitions to version 1.353.1874.When triggered, Defender for Endpoint will block the file from opening and throw an error mentioning suspicious activity linked to Win32/PowEmotet.SB or Win32/PowEmotet.SC. Link: Microsoft Defender scares admins with Emotet false positives via http://www.bleepingcomputer.com Techie.Buzz | December 2, 2021 at 5:26 am | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: https://wp.me/p7uCtV-mVN Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Techie.Buzz. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://techie.buzz/2021/12/02/microsoft-defender-scares-admins-with-emotet-false-positives/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com