NVCleanstall error plus Windows Defender trojan warning

sickhead racing · Mar 24, 2023

Hi, tried updating drivers to the latest driver and I'm getting this error and warning:

I guess the error appears because of Windows blocking stuff...is this a false positive?

Shou Miko · Mar 24, 2023

sickhead racing said:
Hi, tried updating drivers to the latest driver and I'm getting this error and warning:

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I guess the error appears because of Windows blocking stuff...is this a false positive?

What version of Windows are you running? I used it just last week or so on my laptop with a Nvidia GeForce MX 150 2GB on Windows 11 Pro 22H2 without any problems.

I assume you also use the newest version of NVCleanInstall right?

sickhead racing · Mar 24, 2023

Windows 11 21H2 and up to date NVCleanstall trying to update a RTX 2080.

overkongen · Mar 24, 2023

I just had the exact same error, when trying to upgrade to the lastest nvidia driver on a RTX 2080Ti. Win 10 Pro 22H2 and NVcleanstall v1.15.1. I had to disable windows real time virusprotection to get it to work.

fuzzyman · Mar 24, 2023

Exactly the same issue here. Windows 10 Home, latest NVCleanstall. Trying to update laptop 3060 drivers.

Blankedy · Mar 24, 2023

I also have this issue. Same file, Windows is flagging it as `Trojan:Script/Wacatac.H!ml`.

It would be great to get confirmation as to whether this is a false-positive, or if some malware has actually snuck itself inside NVCleanstall.

cbjake · Mar 24, 2023

Same error here, running 22H2 22624.1470. Had NV installed for about 2 months prior to this update notification. Windows Defender blocked but was not providing me the same info as you when I went to check the block history.

W1zzard · Mar 24, 2023

i'm on holiday right now, so I can't double check.

the nvc files are actually zip files that contain the folders of the official nvidia installer separately, so you can download whats needed.

the files are generated by a script that downloads from nv, extracts, and repackages the folders, so i see no way how these got compromised

theozinx · Mar 24, 2023

I am getting the same error.

Selaya · Mar 24, 2023

false positive.
download the entire driver installation archive here and install from disk w/ nvcleaninstall and it won't error out

mainguy29 · Mar 24, 2023

Selaya said:
false positive.
download the entire driver installation archive here and install from disk w/ nvcleaninstall and it won't error out

theozinx said:
I am getting the same error.

thank you it worked on the first attempt

W1zzard · Mar 24, 2023

Selaya said:
false positive.
download the entire driver installation archive here and install from disk w/ nvcleaninstall and it won't error out

good workaround until i have time to submit to microsoft so they confirm false positive

VinceV · Mar 25, 2023

As soon as I download "http://gpu.me/v1/files/531.41-deskt...national-dch-whql/.nvc/Display.Driver.nvz.001" using a browser, Defender quarantines it.

If I plug that URL into VirusTotal, no viruses are detected:

VirusTotal

www.virustotal.com

Definitely seems like a Defender-specific false positive. I have submitted to MS for analysis.

Shou Miko · Mar 25, 2023

VinceV said:
As soon as I download "http://gpu.me/v1/files/531.41-deskt...national-dch-whql/.nvc/Display.Driver.nvz.001" using a browser, Defender quarantines it.

If I plug that URL into VirusTotal, no viruses are detected:

VirusTotal

VirusTotal

www.virustotal.com

Definitely seems like a Defender-specific false positive. I have submitted to MS for analysis.

Hmm my the Security/Defender in my Windows 11 Pro 22H2 OS Build 22621.1413 doesn't find anything wrong with the file on the link it says clean....

VinceV · Mar 25, 2023

I just received notification from Microsoft that they've completed their analysis and removed the false positive. I updated my definitions to 1.385.1125.0 and everything seems to work fine now.

W1zzard · Mar 28, 2023

Thank you so much! Just back from holidays and wanted to work on it. Glad to see it's resolved

AsadAlrafidain · Aug 19, 2024

I also got an error when tried to install a packaged driver on a fresh windows 11 install, with defender interfering and saying it blocked a trojan horse...all things are up to date.

W1zzard · Aug 19, 2024

AsadAlrafidain said:
I also got an error when tried to install a packaged driver on a fresh windows 11 install, with defender interfering and saying it blocked a trojan horse...all things are up to date.
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Just to confirm, you used NVCleanstall to create a driver package exe and named that NVIDIA.exe ? Any special settings? which driver version?

AsadAlrafidain · Aug 19, 2024

W1zzard said:
Just to confirm, you used NVCleanstall to create a driver package exe and named that NVIDIA.exe

yes, that is correct.

used driver 536.67

as for nvcleanstall settings, the only uncommon settings that come to mind is assigned affinity to cores and enabled msi mode and accepting unsigned driver settings

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Memory	Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36 (AMD EXPO) \| Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17 \| Crucial 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	Sapphire PURE AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 Gaming OC 16GB \| Intel® Iris Xe Graphics \| Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 1TB \| WD RED SN700 1TB \| M30 1TB\ SSD 1TB HDD: 16TB\10TB
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 chassis \| Lenowo M720q chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| Cyberpunk GaN 65W USB-C charger \| Lenowo 95W slim tip
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

NVCleanstall error plus Windows Defender trojan warning

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