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New Google Drive for Desktop conflict with Windows Defender?

comXyzcomXyz Member
edited September 2021 in General

I just upgraded from Google Backup and Sync to the new Google Drive for Desktop.
And this happened

The folder just have few PDF files, I rescanned the whole folder with Windows Defender, and found nothing.

Anyone having the same issue?

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  • chocolateshirtchocolateshirt Member

    No, I use rclone

  • DPDP Administrator, The Domain Guy

    I have a similar setup here but I've never experienced what you're experiencing.

    Maybe do a full scan offline?

    Thanked by 1comXyz
  • comXyzcomXyz Member

    @DP said:
    I have a similar setup here but I've never experienced what you're experiencing.

    Maybe do a full scan offline?

    I did full scan with Windows Defender and Malware Byte, didn't find anything.
    It's a VPS just for backup purpose.

  • gianggiang Veteran

    It seems the temporary files got virus, you should try to delete them first?

    Thanked by 1comXyz
  • comXyzcomXyz Member

    @giang said:
    It seems the temporary files got virus, you should try to delete them first?

    I exit Google Drive, deleted the temp folder, did a full scan --> nothing found.
    Then I open Google Drive, the same problem happens

  • DPDP Administrator, The Domain Guy

    @comXyz said: I did full scan with Windows Defender and Malware Byte, didn't find anything.

    Online or offline?

    There's a difference.

    Thanked by 1comXyz
  • comXyzcomXyz Member

    @DP said:

    @comXyz said: I did full scan with Windows Defender and Malware Byte, didn't find anything.

    Online or offline?

    There's a difference.

    Oh you mean the option "Microsoft Defender Offline scan"?
    Let me try

  • gianggiang Veteran

    @comXyz said:

    @giang said:
    It seems the temporary files got virus, you should try to delete them first?

    I exit Google Drive, deleted the temp folder, did a full scan --> nothing found.
    Then I open Google Drive, the same problem happens

    Then it seems your files in the cloud got virus...

    Thanked by 3comXyz bulbasaur TimboJones
  • Adam1Adam1 Member

    the desktop client is sycing/downloading files from your google drive, one of those files has what windows defender thinks is a virus. You will need to deal with that file within the web client, or you can temporarily disable defender and let google drive download all of your files, then use defender to idenity the file locally.

    the desktop client downloads the blob first temporarily, then moves/renames the file into your local google drive location.

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  • comXyzcomXyz Member

    I've deleted everything on web client and it's working well without the ransomware warning.

  • ankursharma8715ankursharma8715 Member

    I use Google drive for desktop but haven't faced this issue. Maybe you need a full scan for your files, your desktop might be in threat.

  • comXyzcomXyz Member

    Definitely something wrong with the new Google Drive for Desktop

    The folder has only an auto backup of a blank SQL database for testing.

    I uninstalled Google Drive for Desktop, then test with Backup and Sync, no issues

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