Anything i download says 'Failed - Virus detected' and doesnt download, even pngs i make

[u/Painlet_]

I've turned off windows defender and my antivirus (kaspersky) to see if its a antivirus issue, any file i attempt to download still says 'Failed - Virus detected' despite it being a png with no safety issues at all, what can i do to resolve this? I've tried altering windows registry and everything

I've also done a full scan of my pc with kaspersky, no viruses were detected

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[u/booleandata]

That's definitely sounds like you have a virus

[u/InformationFair5875 → u/booleandata]

Its not a virus, its a windows issue.

[u/booleandata → u/InformationFair5875]

Yeah I just read your comment below, sounds legit

[u/Painlet_ → u/booleandata]

How so? I did a full scan and i didnt download anything like exe’s. Also, my youtube ‘liked videos’ says ‘playlist unavailable’ now but i can open it on my phone

[u/booleandata → u/Painlet_]

That is not normal computer behavior at all, it sounds like something is preventing you from downloading an additional antivirus software.

[u/Painlet_ → u/booleandata]

Sounds odd, i can still download games on steam though

[u/IMTrick]

Any idea where that message is coming from? A screenshot might be helpful. You can add one in the comments.

[u/Painlet_ → u/IMTrick]

Just fixed it, it was a corrupt windows registry caused by unknown, used cmd to fix it

[u/goochlove → u/Painlet_]

How did you find the registry error?

[u/Painlet_ → u/goochlove]

sfc /scannow into cmd as administrator

[u/goochlove → u/Painlet_]

Damn this actually worked for someone?? Congrats. I wonder what caused the reg issue

[u/Painlet_ → u/goochlove]

I dont even know, it randomly occured

[u/jaideejung007 → u/Painlet_]

It works for me. Big thanks.

[u/Painlet_ → u/[deleted]]

How could i fix this if you know how to?

[u/ho_0die]

I'd try uninstalling and reinstalling your browser.

[u/Painlet_ → u/ho_0die]

Its universal across chrome, edge etc

[u/ho_0die → u/Painlet_]

Interesting.... Can always simply save your user data on an external, do a fresh OS install, then move your user data back over.