06-11-2021 , 03:49 AM
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By Richard Pedersen / June 11, 2021 / 1 Comment / How-To, Microsoft Windows, Security
Windows Defender does a great job of protecting us from all sorts of malware. Sometimes, however, it gets a little too aggressive and quarantines a program that you happen to know is safe to use. Defender is not the only AntiVirus (AV) program that pops up these false positives. All of them try to err on the side of caution. In today’s example, we’ll be discussing one of NirSoft’s portable freeware utilities called Network Password Recovery. If you try to unZIP this file and run the program, Windows Defender will get very cranky indeed. It will quarantine the software without notice. Your file will basically disappear from sight. So, how do you restore a quarantined program? This Quick Tips article will show you how. Read on…
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By Richard Pedersen / June 11, 2021 / 1 Comment / How-To, Microsoft Windows, Security
Windows Defender does a great job of protecting us from all sorts of malware. Sometimes, however, it gets a little too aggressive and quarantines a program that you happen to know is safe to use. Defender is not the only AntiVirus (AV) program that pops up these false positives. All of them try to err on the side of caution. In today’s example, we’ll be discussing one of NirSoft’s portable freeware utilities called Network Password Recovery. If you try to unZIP this file and run the program, Windows Defender will get very cranky indeed. It will quarantine the software without notice. Your file will basically disappear from sight. So, how do you restore a quarantined program? This Quick Tips article will show you how. Read on…
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