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False positive form for Windows Defender



If you have questions about this form, you can contact us at mpcreply@microsoft.com. Note that you must complete and submit the False Positive Report form to begin the review process.

You must complete all of the required fields in the form (marked with an asterisk *) before the Windows Defender research team can initiate an investigation. Please submit your request in English if possible, as submissions in other languages may cause a longer response time or impair our ability to respond completely and correctly.

Software product


Are you the vendor of the software?*


E-mail address*

Company name*

Company URL*

Your name*

Software program that was wrongly identified*

Description of the software*

Version of the software*

URL where software can be downloaded*
Note: Microsoft will download this software only for the purposes of evaluating its interaction with Windows Defender.

Detection


Name of the software program for which Windows Defender might have mistaken your program*

Scan results*
Enter the scan results that your software gets from Windows Defender (Beta 2).
To obtain information about scan results in Windows Defender (Beta 2).
1. On the Windows Defender toolbar, click History.
2. In the Programs and actions list, click the scan of your choice.
3. Select the scan results, then right-click to copy them.
4. Right-click the form on this page, and paste the results into it.

Current spyware definitions version*
To ensure that you have the most up-to-date results, obtain the current spyware definitions.
1. On the Help button, click the arrow, and then click About Microsoft Defender.
2. Locate the Spyware Definitions Version number and then type the number into the form.

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