Security News > 2021 > February > Microsoft Defender ATP detects Chrome updates as PHP backdoors
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is currently detecting at least two Chrome updates as malware, tagging the Slovenian localization file bundled with the Google Chrome installer as a malicious file.
Even though multiple Microsoft security accounts were tagged on Twitter and the company was also contacted to provide a statement regarding this ongoing issue, Redmond hasn't yet provided an official reply.
Pak language file being tagged as a backdoor, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint automatically blocks the detected files using quarantine as a remediation action.
Microsoft has stated that the issue was an automation error and is now resolved.
"We've corrected an automation error that incorrectly classified the installation package as malware." - a Microsoft spokesperson.
Go into Defender's directory using a command prompt opened as admin: cd %ProgramFiles%Windows Defender.