Microsoft Defender scan report?

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A local (NOT offline) Microsoft Defender [Full scan] found 1 threat.

How and where do I find out what threat it is, and what its filename is?

See attached screenshot.

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I haven’t yet tried it (no Defender) but there’s a PowerShell cmdlet that should do this:

1. *Right*-click on Start then choose Windows PowerShell (Admin).

2. When the console opens, enter the following command:

Get-MpThreatDetection

See here for more info about the Get-MpThreatDetection cmdlet.

Hope this helps…

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E Pericoloso Sporgersi

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Rick Corbett wrote:

Hope this helps…

Yes, it did, a lot. 

The Powershell (as administrator) command Get-MpThreatDetection led me straight to the answer and the solution to the threat.

In a folder exclusively for installers, I had a forgotten folder for an nVidia Uninstaller (obviously NOT running, just dormant). See the Powershell screenshot.

If ever the need arises, I can download that uninstaller from nVidia again, so now I had no qualms deleting the offending folder.

Microsoft Defender found no threats any more. 

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Windows Security — Protection History:

View Windows Security Protection History in Windows 11

Windows 11 Pro version 22H2 build 22621.1778 + Microsoft 365 + Edge

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b wrote:

Windows Security — Protection History:

I’ve known of Protection History all along, but it was no help. It showed “No recent actions“.

I guess because it reports only on active threats, not on inactive dormant bytes.

Thanks for your willingness to help, though.

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Thank you, guys!

Henceforth I shan’t have the corresponding nightmare any more. 

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