This may be puzzling at first, but the security program lists only threats there that require user decisions. Since the downloaded file was quarantined automatically, no user action is required which in turn means that there are not any current threats. The list of quarantined threats is below. If you are lucky, you may see the virus that Windows Defender detected when it scanned the file download. The file name is not listed there however but the date may be sufficient to make an educated guess.
A click on the row displays options to restore the file or remove it, and to display details. Details displays the file name, but it may not be enough to identify the file, as Windows Defender may display a temporary name. Remove deletes the file from the quarantine, restore on the other hand may restore it on the system so that you may access it. The current version of Windows Defender Security Center has quite a few issues in this regard.
I mentioned the lack of details already, but it is just one of the issues that you may run into. Windows Defender Security Center limits the threats to five on that page. While you can click on "see full history" to display all items that the security program quarantined, you will notice right away that the buttons to remove or restore files are missing there. What you can try is clear the history, and retry the download. It happens that you get a failed download due to the detection of a virus, but no immediate listing under quarantined threats.
The whole process of unblocking files that you want to download that Windows Defender blocked is complicated and to a degree broken. Why are not there options to remove or restore files in the full history, why do I need to click multiple times to find out more about a threat, and why are not threats listed sometimes in the main interface where you can restore them? Very very annoying.! Two concerns here — recovery and false positive.
A pain either way. Temporary moral? To try to prove a false positive result suspected OK, run against another antivirus application. Windows Defender since day 1, and still is, the worse ever security application. So, for a brief shining moment, Windows Defender worked properly?
I suppose hiring some trained professional testers is not on the table because their contempt for their customers makes it an unjustifiable expense. I wonder how much farther they can fall. Smart people do not use Windows They use Windows 8. Back in April , I completely blocked Defender and would never re-enable it. Instead, I prefer to run on-demand scans, and scan everything through, like, Virustotal.
Common sense is largely what you need, not nannying on the part of Microsoft. If you have McAfee or any virus protection, call them. The problem might be related to that anti-virus software.
The lack of configuration or levels of blocking malwares or potential ones will not go in favour of the Windows security adoption…. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
When the failed virus detected error from Chrome happens, you can open Windows Defender to allow the file download. Troubled by Windows Defender not turning on? To make sure the file is not detected as potentially malicious software, you can disable Windows Defender or add a particular exclusion within this antivirus software. And you can download the file again from Google Chrome. To ensure there is no a hidden and rogue extension to download something without your consent, you can check for PUPs potentially unwanted programs.
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