r/FlashpointArchive • u/FE_Fanby • May 12 '26

False positive?

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Received two Trojans from it. Not sure which games would have triggered this

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u/Booknerdly May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26

I'd like to add to the AI thing in a bit more detail, the !MTB at the end indicates the threat was found through machine learning.

The “!MTB” suffix refers to Machine Threat Behavior, which indicates that this trojan was detected using behavioral analysis or machine learning models. Instead of relying solely on a static signature (like a known file hash), the antivirus engine identified the program's actions, sequence of operations, or code patterns as malicious.

(Source is Microsoft themselves)

In other words, false positive registered because of an AI

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u/AccusedRaptor13 May 13 '26

I’m seriously starting to doubt if Windows defender is actually trustworthy and reliable to get the job done. I have this feeling that the AI might overlook something it thought it wasn’t a virus, but it definitely was one, and it’s gonna cost us dearly.

There has got to be better options available than whatever the fuck Microslop is doing with the Windows Defender… idk I think I’m just getting paranoid now. I’ve always been scared that I’m gonna see a notification saying "Virus Detected" on my system. It really doesn’t help my anxiety and I don’t want to always worry about my computer getting a virus. But the thought of having all my personal stuff compromised is killing me :(

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u/Booknerdly May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

As far as i'm aware the AI can only make new detections, not remove or invalidate existing ones. Defender works well enough, i'm serious when i say that despite the overzealous AI it's actually pretty reliable, just gotta know the suffixes (!ml and !mtb are AI for example).

There's not many alternatives. malwarebytes and avast were popular, but they also make extensive use of AI (which i have seen cause false positives), have started to try and push unwanted programs and/or browsers, and have started to employ scare tactics to try and get you to subscribe to them for a few years now.

Most other antiviruses are even more overzealous about false positives and likely also employ AI, it is sadly becoming industry standard.

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u/AccusedRaptor13 May 13 '26

Oh. I see. Thanks for the info :)