Microsoft Defender flags legitimate URLs as harmful, causing concern among users

Microsoft Defender flags legitimate URLs as harmful, causing concern among users

“We determined that recent additions to the SafeLinks feature resulted in the false alerts and we subsequently reverted these additions to fix the issue,” Microsoft said in a tweet. “More detail can be found in the Microsoft 365 admin center under DZ534539.”

False positives are a common problem in the antivirus industry, but they can be a nuisance for users and administrators. In this case, Microsoft was quick to acknowledge and address the issue, which should alleviate concerns among affected users.