Win32/Skeeyah.I

[Matthew R Johnson]

Visual Studio 2019 RC.2 PoshTools 4.2.1

Windows Security just detected and quarantined Win32/Skeeyah.I in

file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional\Common7\IDE\Extensions\asb1xll1.hwu\PowerShellToolsProcessHost.x86.exe

[Adam Driscoll]

I've opened a case with Microsoft about this.

[Adam Driscoll]

Microsoft has removed the detection. Here are the steps they provided me to clear this up.

We have removed the detection. Please follow the steps below to clear cached detection and obtain the latest malware definitions.

1. Open command prompt as administrator and change directory to c:\Program Files\Windows Defender
2. Run “MpCmdRun.exe -removedefinitions -dynamicsignatures”
3. 3. Run “MpCmdRun.exe -SignatureUpdate”