ERROR_VIRUS_INFECTED - Operation did not complete successfully because the file contains a virus or potentially unwanted software.

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ERROR_VIRUS_INFECTED - Operation did not complete successfully because the file contains a virus or potentially unwanted software.

adamsheasec opened this issue 3 years ago · 5 comments

Hi!

I've tried to run this, but I dont know why it's giving me this error message. I used msfvenom to create my own dll with just the standard command.

Here is the full issue:

Any help at all would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Answer 1 · 2021-07-20T15:13:49.000Z

So, means that you have a good antivirus ;)

Answer 2 · 2021-07-22T02:10:54.000Z

I thought so! But I'm running this against a Windows Server 2019 VM with Defender turned off and no other AVs, and I'm still getting this issue. If that's the case, then it shouldn't be picked up by an AV, right?

Answer 3 · 2021-07-22T06:37:53.000Z

I heard from a little birdy that the .dll file needs to be obfuscated... a little bit of AV bypassing...

Answer 4 · 2022-07-01T09:49:49.000Z

You can turn off the real time protection. That will help. I also encountered same issue. But turning off that real time protection on victim machine solved that