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Is this a false positive please let me know - flagged excel as ransomware


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-Log Details-
Protection Event Date: 7/6/20
Protection Event Time: 5:28 PM
Log File: b7afe5b4-bfe8-11ea-b6c9-84a93e708659.json

-Software Information-
Version: 4.1.2.73
Components Version: 1.0.972
Update Package Version: 1.0.26511
License: Premium

-System Information-
OS: Windows 10 (Build 18362.900)
CPU: x64
File System: NTFS
User: System

-Ransomware Details-
File: 3
Malware.Ransom.Agent.Generic, C:\Users\a\Desktop\Excel.lnk, Blocked, 0, 392685, 0.0.0
Malware.Ransom.Agent.Generic, C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE, Blocked, 0, 392685, 0.0.0
Malware.Ransom.Agent.Generic, C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE, Blocked, 0, 392685, 0.0.0


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Hello @egrol - yes, this is a false positive. We've released a new version to address this issue.

Please see:


And

> If you don't want to wait for the update to be served automatically please go ahead and retrieve it manually by clicking "Check for updates" under Application Updates in Settings > General. 

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