Trojan:Win32/Vigorf.A

[ircserkan]

Update 22621.3527.65.2 raises a Trojan warning. I wonder why ?

[mkjeller]

Confirming, latest signature update to Windows Defender triggers a "Severe" warning for "Vigorf.A" in any Explorer Patcher Executables or registry entries. EP continues to function as expected, however.

[Fableton]

in my case it throw

[Bixilon]

So, I am actually rolling out explorer patcher for some devices (~30). Windows 11 is imho unusable.

@Microsoft: I need to work, not to try your experimental stuff. Why are you interfering my productivity? The old design lets me find windows really quickly and in the small tiles new one thing I need to click through 10 windows first. Also in large environments you can't just update to windows 11, you don't want that your users (who might have no clue about computers) to not find anything again. They are used to their old environment. Please stop!

I have no doubt that this project is maleware free, the one problem is: How to add an exception without user confirmation? I can understand that windows does that by design (I mean it should), but I never had an such an error yet. Does anybody have any clue?

[ircserkan]

22621.3527.65.1 It does not give this warning in its version, but it gives this warning in version 65.2.

[tienthanh2509]

Windows defender blocked new update HackTool:Win64/ExplorerPatcher!MTB

[Rolzzz]

Windows defender blocked new update HackTool:Win64/ExplorerPatcher!MTB

yeah I got same... will uninstall for now... bit of a shame was may saviour for a really fucked Win11 gui

[pyrates999]

This is a false positive.

Update your windows defender signatures by going to settings -> updates & security -> windows security Then click on virus & threat protection Under virus & threat protection updates, click on check for updates Then click on the button named check for updates

You can also set windows defender to exclude C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher so future updates won't be blocked by windows defender. You can also set windows defender to exclude the directory that you manually download EP to so you can install it without windows defender blocking it.

[Amrsatrio]

@pyrates999 Please do not suggest to submit this to MS. They clearly do not like EP anymore given the current state of events, so they will definitely mark this as virus again. It is pointless. At this point users have to compile their own EP to live with it without any interruptions from Defender.

[pyrates999]

Sorry. I won't suggest that in the future.

[sruPL]

I watched some videos pointing to the facts that Microsoft is blocking programs like EP and other similar programs "fixing" Windows or bringing back old tools, UIs or settings in the latest Windows 11 24H2 update. Really worrying news.