Microsoft, Google join forces to tackle antivirus false flags

[Rich-M]

VirusTotal's effort to reduce the number of flagged false positive results has received help from Microsoft.

 

The anti-malware company, which was bought by Google last year for an undisclosed sum, said its "trusted source" program allows large software developers share their files so they can be quickly marked as safe by its antivirus program.

 

 

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The program is designed to bolster trust in the antivirus industry and its programs. If a file is flagged, the company will inform the developer, allowing them to "quickly correct the false positive.

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