Microsoft Defender detects Trojan script on update file of Massive X

The Sarge

Q: don´t see the MassiveX 1.4.3-Update in NA, hast NI taken it down due to this Trojan-thing?

ziryab

It all started with the Massive X update.

Maybe it's false positive, but since yesterday I can't open Maschine.

eTrOn

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/11594/trojan-script-wacatac-on-update-file-of-kontakt-7-detected-by-windows-defender

Same here !

LostInFoundation

I’m not even counting on NI to at least give a direct answer to the maaany threads that have been opened here on the forum about the issue. But, you know…”transparency”…

chk071

It's still showing here.

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Hieu

Same issue for me. But Native Access only says: installation failed. No message from Windows.

Blods

Same - and it really pisses me off that there is no way to get Native Instruments to support us on this.

Paying all this money for software which installs a trojan on my computer, and there's not even a contact email or escalation path for us to get any help.

ABSOLUTELY USELESS COMPANY

And this has been going on for weeks.

I am interested to see what the lawyers for Native Instruments will say when they try to defend this in court.

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olli76

Same notice. Is there any reply from NI?

Kymeia

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/60100#Comment_60100

Don't be ridiculous - it's obviously a false positive - blame Microsoft for their Defender being over zealous if anything

Kymeia

Check the gazillion other threads on this - yes NI are aware - no it's not their problem, it's Microsoft's Virus programme making an error

Andrew Koenig

I guess the question is whether the file that passed all the tests at virustotal is the same one that Native Instruments is currently trying to install.

Monochrome

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/60085#Comment_60085

It's literally the weekend right now, in case you missed it. Also, NI is already aware of this:

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/59185#Comment_59185

(Post from another thread)

But, you know... people and their inability to use a search feature sometimes.

voltizar

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/60117#Comment_60117

Microsoft Defender is the default antivirus solution provided for the Windows platform. Yes, Microsoft is responsible for the virus definition / security intelligence updates; However, the onus is on the software developer, NI in this case, to submit false positives for analysis.

NI can submit a file for analysis if these occurrences are indeed incorrectly classified as malware by using this URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/filesubmission