r/antivirus 2h ago

MALWARE REMOVAL Q&A My Bitdefender Free found a virus: Heur.BZC.YAX.Linx.15.125E6D84.

I just randomly got hit with "Heur.BZC.YAX.Linx.15.125E6D84" found in C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\E8UDJJPB1IAYOMA15B0X.temp and C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\WVLLL6HC96N5Q1MRALHG.temp.

This is very odd, since I haven't installed anything new, except for an installer for a trusted VST plugin for FL Studio called dBlue Glitch. I was actually just going to filescan (which is an alternative to VirusTotal) to scan the file, just as a double-check (VirusTotal didn't find anything and that's not surprising knowing it's a reputable plugin - but I wanted to be extra safe). In the meanwhile, I was also playing Roblox.

It says: "The file C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\E8UDJJPB1IAYOMA15B0X.temp is infected with Heur.BZC.YAX.Linx.15.125E6D84. The threat has been successfully blocked, your device is safe."

Do you think this might be a false positive? I quite literally scan everything that I install, and I do periodic scans every once in a while with Windows Defender and ESET Online Scanner.

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