The antivirus tool falsely identified Tor online window as a Win32/Malgent!MTB trojan.
You may nowupdate Microsoft Defenderand reinstall Tor online window (orrestore it from quarantine).
This false-positive occurred during theTor internet tool version 12.5.6rollout.
Microsoft Defender mistook the online window’s automatic update for a trojan, which isn’t totally unsurprising.
Oddly, Microsoft Defender did not flag 32-bit versions of the Tor web app.
False positivesare nothing newfor the Tor web app.
It’s regularly flagged as malware by antivirus tools.
Still, the Tor Project took its time when evaluating this situation.
The Tor Project’s slow responsefrustrated some users, but it was the right choice.
Also, it’s hard to criticize Microsoft Defender for making a mistake.
But we hope that Microsoft improves the accuracy of its detection software.
You may also useVirusTotalto scan future Tor online window installations.
To reiterate, Tor web app is excluded from the updated Microsoft Defender signature database (version 1.397.1910.0).
Source:Tor Projectviadeform&HackRead
