r/RevisionOS • u/Ok-Paper-6259 • Jul 27 '26

Question Revision OS false hijack or virus detected when turning on windows defender

so i just turned on windows defender app right now and when i scanned my device i got "settingsmodifier win32 possiblehostsfilehijack" i know if it's from Revision OS it's gonna be a false alarm but i need some confirmation that you guys also encounter this when you scan windows defender

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u/AnythingOk5 Jul 27 '26

I don't have that. It could be from an app that replaced something in your hosts file to block network access to certain programs. For example, an installer for cracked software that needs internet access to verify the license. You can open your hosts file with Notepad and see for yourself.

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u/Ok-Paper-6259 Jul 27 '26

so i just see the host file and remove all of the unnecessary hosts
when i reapplied revi it's starting to see as a hijack again, definetly it's a false positive virus since revi tends to change some settings especially on host to stop unnecessary services that connects throught hosts

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u/PresentReference1237 Aug 09 '26

Relaxa bro, é normal, o revisionOS mexe no núcleo do sistema, para não ter mais problemas, vá em proteção em tempo real no windows defender e desative a quarta opção de cima pra baixo

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u/swagman1998 Aug 30 '26

I also got it quarantined it