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What Are False Positives?
False positives happen when an antivirus program flags a secure piece of software as malware.
Antivirus programs have a fairly broad set of criteria for deciding whether or not a file is safe.
Some antiviruses may also raise false alarms on devices using third-party web connection drivers for filtering web traffic.
You should be able to pull up the quarantined file by clicking the Quarantine button in your antivirus.
If there are negative reviews about the software online, the software is quite possibly a virus.
Once you tune up your antivirus, spin up the scan one more time.
It benefits antivirus developers by helping them gather data about malware thats still out there.
If your flagged malware isnt flagged by VirusTotal, its probably a false positive.
There are usually developers and IT people who can answer questions in these forums.
Its also important to inform the softwares developer that your antivirus is marking their tool as a threat.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are antivirus false positives?
A false positive triggers when an antivirus mistakenly labels a secure file as malware.
Unfortunately, no antivirus program is immune to false positives.
Why do antiviruses raise false positives?
How to tell if your antivirus is identifying false positives or real viruses?
How to prevent an antivirus from flagging legitimate programs as false positives?
Depending on the vendor, the option may be called something different.
Once you find it, add the false positive to the list and choose save.
you might then run a quick scan to see to it the false positive isnt being flagged anymore.
