Pale Moon 34.2.2 triggered a virus report via Defender and won't start. Message as screenshot

Users and developers helping users with generic and technical Pale Moon issues on all operating systems.

Moderator: trava90

Forum rules
This board is for technical/general usage questions and troubleshooting for the Pale Moon browser only.
Technical issues and questions not related to the Pale Moon browser should be posted in other boards!
Please keep off-topic and general discussion out of this board, thank you!
User avatar
Piotrtrkostrzewski94
Newbie
Newbie
Posts: 4
Joined: 2025-11-15, 14:57

Pale Moon 34.2.2 triggered a virus report via Defender and won't start. Message as screenshot

Post by Piotrtrkostrzewski94 » 2026-05-02, 14:58

Operating system: Windows 10
Browser version: 34.2.2
32-bit or 64-bit browser?: 64 bit
Problem URL:
Browser theme (if not default):
Installed add-ons: GetemAll,Australium,
Installed plugins: (about:plugins):Polish Language Pack

If possible, please include the output of help->troubleshooting information (as text):
**PASTE troubleshooting information here**
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Top
User avatar
Moonchild
Project founder
Project founder
Posts: 39260
Joined: 2011-08-28, 17:27
Location: Sweden

Re: Pale Moon 34.2.2 triggered a virus report via Defender and won't start. Message as screenshot

Post by Moonchild » 2026-05-02, 16:22

Yes, this was already reported in this thread.
It seems to be a false positive (probably a dumb "signature" check happening to hit a random binary sequence in the dll).
I suggest you go into defender, "restore" the file, and report it to Microsoft as a bad detection.
"Praise from a narcissistic person is always a poison dart. They don't share the stage, so discernment matters." - Dr. Ramani
"Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past; wisdom is of the future." -- Native American proverb
"Linux makes everything difficult." -- Lyceus Anubite
Top

Return to “Browser Support”