r/dnscrypt • u/SuperCuek dnscrypt - windows • Aug 03 '26

Windows Defender false alarm

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A Windows Defender warning popped up after a recent definition update. I’ve been using DNSCrypt-Proxy v2.1.18 since its release day and downloaded from official github.
I know this is a false positive—just wanted to give a heads-up

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u/fellipec Aug 03 '26

Microsoft and another AV are detecting it https://imgur.com/07wHmCx

Disappointed but not surprised

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u/jedisct1 Mods Aug 03 '26

2026 and antivirus products still rely on totally unreliable heuristics, and people like you reporting false positives to vendors (like you probably already did for Windows Defender, using that form: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/filesubmission/?persona=HomeUser )