Sometimes it thinks of a file as a potential threat, even if the file is actually safe for your system. But you are so sure that the file is authentic and is perfectly okay for your system to run it. At this point, you are left with no choice but to ignore the warning put forward by Windows. The error message would somewhat look like the following screenshot. Since the downloaded file was quarantined automatically, no user action is required which in turn means that there are not any current threats.
The list of quarantined threats is below. If you are lucky, you may see the virus that Windows Defender detected when it scanned the file download. The file name is not listed there however but the date may be sufficient to make an educated guess. A click on the row displays options to restore the file or remove it, and to display details. Details displays the file name, but it may not be enough to identify the file, as Windows Defender may display a temporary name.
Remove deletes the file from the quarantine, restore on the other hand may restore it on the system so that you may access it. The current version of Windows Defender Security Center has quite a few issues in this regard. I mentioned the lack of details already, but it is just one of the issues that you may run into.
Windows Defender Security Center limits the threats to five on that page. While you can click on "see full history" to display all items that the security program quarantined, you will notice right away that the buttons to remove or restore files are missing there.
What you can try is clear the history, and retry the download. It happens that you get a failed download due to the detection of a virus, but no immediate listing under quarantined threats.
The whole process of unblocking files that you want to download that Windows Defender blocked is complicated and to a degree broken. Why are not there options to remove or restore files in the full history, why do I need to click multiple times to find out more about a threat, and why are not threats listed sometimes in the main interface where you can restore them?
Very very annoying.! Two concerns here — recovery and false positive. A pain either way. Temporary moral? To try to prove a false positive result suspected OK, run against another antivirus application. Windows Defender since day 1, and still is, the worse ever security application. So, for a brief shining moment, Windows Defender worked properly?
I suppose hiring some trained professional testers is not on the table because their contempt for their customers makes it an unjustifiable expense. Many sites that host hundreds of different files keep them on multiple servers or mirror sites. If you have difficulty downloading the file, try getting it from a different server. If the file you are attempting to download is popular or was recently released, the server could be overloaded with simultaneous user requests or be experiencing problems.
Try downloading the file at a later time, when the server load may be less or the server problems are resolved. Home Help Internet Internet Help. Why does my download stop before it is finished? Note Whether or not you can complete the download, remember to turn your security back on afterward. Additional information How to download an app, file, or program from the Internet.
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