Windows Defender is reporting a false-positive threat 'Behavior:Win32/Hive.ZY'

[johncrossley]

I've been getting an alert every few minutes on Windows 11 today from Windows Defender. According to

[Update: Fix is live] Windows Defender is reporting a false-positive threat 'Behavior:Win32/Hive.ZY'; it's nothing to be worried about

This morning, many people worldwide experienced Microsoft Defender warning them of a recurring virus threat. It's a false positive, and your computer is OK.

www.windowscentral.com

it is nothing to worry about. It is a false positive.

 

[ainsworth74]

Good to see that Windows has finally realised that it was the virus all along!

 

[nlogax]

Good to see that Windows has finally realised that it was the virus all along!

All we need it to do now is figure out the next logical step, ie uninstall itself and replace itself with a full Linux distro instead. Job done.