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Easy automated syncing between your computers and your MEGA Cloud Drive
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Conflict with Windows Defender (Windows 10) #871

Open Voha888 opened 7 months ago

Voha888 commented 7 months ago

I have the file MIWIFIRepairTool.x86.zip (https://mega.nz/file/Yt1UiBSK#zANJlurH2MZ_ebleTcjebBbAlbycDxLQYWQZ8upiqfk) in my synchronization folder (It is designed for flashing xiaomi routers.) Windows Defender detects a virus in this file and removes it. Mega downloads the file again. And this happens cyclically: Windows deletes, Mega downloads.... and so on ad infinitum. For example, Google Chrome understands when Windows Defender has deleted some of its downloads, and warns the user about this, and does not try to redownload the file. I don’t know how to program for Windows, but perhaps one of the specialists will look at the mechanism of interaction of Chromium with antiviruses (in particular Windows Defender) and give the same warning, for example

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vtmateos commented 6 months ago

Hi,

Maybe you can try to exclude such file from sync so the app will not manage (download) it.

Regards.

Voha888 commented 5 months ago

Yes, that's what I do. But many applications, such as Google Chrome, can interact with Windows Defender. That's why I asked about similar opportunities in the future. Unfortunately, I do not develop desktop applications, and cannot suggest changes to the code