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Tor Browser Bundle on Windows 11 Flagged as malware today
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this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2023
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Classic Microsoft. They regularly use defender to harrass users of software they don't like.
Ha. I forgot about that episode of the view.
Yeah, I don't see the issue in the Tor Forum, but I see other people reporting it on Reddit.
I've verified the TBB signatures, its a authentic app from Tor.
Guess its another iteration of : https://support.torproject.org/tbb/antivirus-false-positive/
Just weird to see it from Windows Defender
I wouldn't call that weird. Microsoft's track record for anything involving security is absolutely atrocious, to a point where you now have to assume everything in azure and every single windows computer is compromised: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37702095