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Downloaded files are flagged as potentially unwanted by microsoft. Need to click 'keep' for each one. #573

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rmpasswd opened this issue Feb 23, 2023 · 9 comments

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@rmpasswd
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Microsoft flags the files as potentially unwanted, need to click keep them anyway for each time:

This is a potentially unwanted app Microsoft Defender SmartScreen reported that this app has a low reputation or might cause unexpected behaviors.
Name: DSC 0015JPG (this is the image file name)
Hosted by:

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Is there any solution?

@RobinLinus
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interesting bug. no idea how to fix it though

@r-40021
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r-40021 commented Feb 24, 2023

I have the same issue.
The only thing we can do is send feedback to Microsoft.
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@RobinLinus
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It's a good idea to report this confusing feature to Microsoft

@rmpasswd
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rmpasswd commented Apr 6, 2023

It's a good idea to report this confusing feature to Microsoft

There is a extended form for the owner of the website, please find time to send this, though the impact may be minimal.

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@RobinLinus
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@rmpasswd do you have a link?

@rmpasswd
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rmpasswd commented Apr 6, 2023

@rmpasswd do you have a link?

https://feedback.smartscreen.microsoft.com/feedback.aspx

This is the link, no mention of snapdrop.net in the url :/
They probably using session cookies.
This is the full page:

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@ericlaw1979
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The SmartScreen team is investigating. The "Report a false positive" flow mentioned above is the right one.

@ericlaw1979
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The SmartScreen team removed the false positive and testing shows that this issue is now Fixed.

Sorry for the hassle. If you see this in the future, please feel free to tag me.

@r-40021
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r-40021 commented May 26, 2023

Thank you for the support.

I have confirmed that this issue has been resolved on Edge 113.0.1774.57 on Windows 11.

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