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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 767955" data-attributes="member: 32260">Finally I have got the answer. Shortly, ConfigureDefender is detected as a malware because it has an option to disable WD real time protection.The below is a full answer:&quot;Analyst comments:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Hello&nbsp; Andy Ful,&nbsp;Thank you for your inquiry.&nbsp;We have reviewed the file(s)&nbsp; and have determined that the file(s) meets our criteria for detection. At this time detection will&nbsp; remain in place.The software changes the Defender settings including disabling real time protection so we cannot remove the detection.More detailed information about the approach and criteria categories currently used by the Microsoft researchers are available here:<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/antimalware-support/malware-and-unwanted-software-evaluation-criteria" target="_blank">How Microsoft identifies malware and potentially unwanted applications</a>Thank you for contacting Microsoft.&nbsp;Best regards,Windows Defender Response&quot;OK. In the next version, I will remove that option.:emoji_popcorn:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 767955, member: 32260"] Finally I have got the answer. Shortly, ConfigureDefender is detected as a malware because[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B] it has an option to disable WD real time protection.[/B][/COLOR] [B]The below is a full answer: "[I]Analyst comments:[/I][/B][I] Hello Andy Ful, Thank you for your inquiry. We have reviewed the file(s) and have determined that the file(s) meets our criteria for detection. At this time detection will remain in place. The software changes the Defender settings including disabling real time protection so we cannot remove the detection. More detailed information about the approach and criteria categories currently used by the Microsoft researchers are available here: [URL="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/antimalware-support/malware-and-unwanted-software-evaluation-criteria"]How Microsoft identifies malware and potentially unwanted applications[/URL] Thank you for contacting Microsoft. Best regards, Windows Defender Response[/I]" OK. In the next version, I will remove that option.:emoji_popcorn: [/QUOTE]

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