Windows Defender finds Trojan:Script/Wacatac.B!ml After Installing

[WoofBurgundy]

After installation, when I go to start chapter 3, Windows Defender announces it has found a threat, quarantined the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Poppy Playtime\PoppyPlaytime_Chapter3\Playtime_Chapter3\Binaries\Win64\Playtime_Chapter3-Win64-Shipping.exe, and then the game crashes.

Anyone else getting this?

[Abraão]

I'm having this problem too

[WoofBurgundy]

Welp, I'm taking a risk and I had Defender exclude this threat, and I also had the file restored. Just started the game and it's working so far! Hope this helps Guga.

Not sure if this is an actual Trojan Horse or a false positive, but the game is working.

[Netiori]

same

[Georgeous :)]

I got it too

[maurirope]

Originally posted by WoofBurgandy:

After installation, when I go to start chapter 3, Windows Defender announces it has found a threat, quarantined the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Poppy Playtime\PoppyPlaytime_Chapter3\Playtime_Chapter3\Binaries\Win64\Playtime_Chapter3-Win64-Shipping.exe, and then the game crashes.

Anyone else getting this?

these guys it looks like they using Mono scripting backend in unity they should switch to IL2CPP ASAP

[MrEnderNerd]

does anyone know to fix this?

[Abraão]

Originally posted by maurirope:

Originally posted by WoofBurgandy:

After installation, when I go to start chapter 3, Windows Defender announces it has found a threat, quarantined the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Poppy Playtime\PoppyPlaytime_Chapter3\Playtime_Chapter3\Binaries\Win64\Playtime_Chapter3-Win64-Shipping.exe, and then the game crashes.

Anyone else getting this?

these guys it looks like they using Mono scripting backend in unity they should switch to IL2CPP ASAP

but how to change?

[Abraão]

Originally posted by WoofBurgandy:

Welp, I'm taking a risk and I had Defender exclude this threat, and I also had the file restored. Just started the game and it's working so far! Hope this helps Guga.

Not sure if this is an actual Trojan Horse or a false positive, but the game is working.

Hi, I tried to do your tip but every time I try to enter the game it still warns me about the Trojan, but thanks for the tip

[76561197977284748]

I checked the file on virustotal.com and it comes back clean. I dont know what the issue is, but its strange.

Results:
No security vendors and no sandboxes flagged this file as malicious

Generated Hash: c2c3c0e9a585cf9a001f670d8e1dda7701ad634b2d8a2b52552116be514c272c

Playtime_Chapter3-Win64-Shipping.exe

All that said, I trust that site enough to create an exclusion in Windows Defender for the file. To add an exclusion do the following:
Select Start , then open Settings . ...
Under Virus & threat protection settings, select Manage settings, and then under Exclusions, select Add or remove exclusions.
Select Add an exclusion, and then select from files, folders, file types, or process.