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Other my builds are flagged by windows defender

Discussion in 'Editor & General Support' started by jeremik100, Dec 18, 2022.

  1. jeremik100

    jeremik100

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    hi, i started working with unity this week and my first 2 builds got flagged by windows defender.
    i know that its common for windows defender to flag safe stuff but i never saw any unity game being flagged as a virus.
    on my pc i could launch the game normally but on my friends pc it didnt work and got flagged by windows defender.

    i dont know what's happening and i would appreciate if someone could help me.
     
  2. Kurt-Dekker

    Kurt-Dekker

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    This sounds like a Windows Defender problem.

    Whitelist your program or entire development directory, or otherwise tell WD to back off. Check WD docs for how.

    Nothing about the Unity build is going to meaningfully change, so there's no action to find here.
     
  3. mgear

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    did you added some specific plugins or packages to your projects, or does it happen with empty projects too?
    (Obfuscator type plugins easily cause false virus positives)
     
  4. jeremik100

    jeremik100

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    it happens on blank projects too. all the packages are made by unity
     
  5. jeremik100

    jeremik100

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    well that would just fix it for me but not for others that download my games and saying to others things like "ignore it" or "its not a virus" will make it suspicious