While attempting to update my software from 10.3.44 to 10.3.46 my computer's Defender software is detecting a Trojan Win32/Bitrep.A and refusing to install. It could be a false positive but not taking any chance at the moment until someone can verify.
ASUS laptop, Win 10 64bit
Virus detected in update?
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E.S. 127mm ED, SV70T, Celestron CGX, ZWO ASI1600mm w/ Baader LRGB Ha OIII SII filters, Orion 50mm guide scope with S.S.A.G.
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Vkagnihotri
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Hello
PRiSM execute "update.exe" file during update. Windows defender takes *.exe are virus and delete it just before execution, this cause fail in update.
Just go to windows defender settings and make allow prism.exe, prism64.exe, update.exe (just type these file name) in settings (there is option "Exclusion" in window defender settings,where any file can be put)
This will solve case.
Cheers
Vikrant, India
PRiSM execute "update.exe" file during update. Windows defender takes *.exe are virus and delete it just before execution, this cause fail in update.
Just go to windows defender settings and make allow prism.exe, prism64.exe, update.exe (just type these file name) in settings (there is option "Exclusion" in window defender settings,where any file can be put)
This will solve case.
Cheers
Vikrant, India
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Hamza Touhami
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Vikrant is correct, make sure PRSIM's main folders are in your scanner's exemption list. As these virus scanners update their databases, a few files get flagged as harmful but these are falls positives as you said. We scan PRISM with 70 scanners and it comes back clean ( of course it does 
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Thanks guys.
E.S. 127mm ED, SV70T, Celestron CGX, ZWO ASI1600mm w/ Baader LRGB Ha OIII SII filters, Orion 50mm guide scope with S.S.A.G.
“The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.” - Carl Sagan
“The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.” - Carl Sagan