Microsoft Defender falsely detects Win32/Hive.ZY in Google Chrome, Electron apps

Microsoft Defender falsely detects Win32/Hive.ZY in Google Chrome, Electron apps

The issue started Sunday morning when Microsoft pushed out Defender signature update 1.373.1508.0 to include two new threat detections, including Behavior:Win32/Hive.ZY.

"This generic detection for suspicious behaviors is designed to catch potentially malicious files. If you downloaded a file or received it through email, ensure that it is from a reliable source before opening it," reads the Microsoft detection page for Win32/Hive.ZY.

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Microsoft Defender falsely detects Win32/Hive.ZY in Google Chrome, Electron apps

A bad Microsoft Defender signature update mistakenly detects Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Discord, and other Electron apps as 'Win32/Hive.ZY' each time the apps are opened in Windows.

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