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Microsoft Defender wrongly flags DigiCert certs as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha
UnknownMay 3, 2026(about 1 hour ago)
Microsoft Defender is incorrectly flagging DigiCert certificates as malware, causing false positives and certificate removal.
Microsoft Defender is detecting legitimate DigiCert root certificates as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha, resulting in widespread false-positive alerts, and in some cases, removing certificates from Windows. [...]
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