Do you get the “Behavior: Win32/Hive.ZY” error message on Windows?
Here are the details, “A threat or app has been removed from this device”.
“This program is dangerous and executes commands from an attacker.”
“Affected items: behavior: pid:25924:74439979291537.
It says the threat has been blocked and its status is “Severe”.
In this guide, you will learn what the “Behavior:Win32/Hive.ZY” threat on Windows Defender is and how to fix it.
- Behavior: What is Win32/Hive.ZY?
- How to fix “Behavior:Win32/Hive.ZY” on Windows
Behavior: What is Win32/Hive.ZY?
Behavior:Win32/Hive.ZY is an error caused by the latest Microsoft Defender Antivirus update.
If you are getting the threat, don’t worry, because it’s not a real virus.
Thousands of users are reporting bugs on forums like Reddit and the Microsoft Community.
Here’s what Apptils Horray said: “Every time I open any chromium-based program, Windows Defender will notify me that the program has found and removed the win32/hive.zy malware” .
Here’s a post by u/tooshiftyforyou on Reddit, “A few minutes ago, I received a “detected threat” from Windows Defender for “Behavior: Win32/Hive.ZY”. The message quickly disappeared and it said the threat was resolved.”
“Twenty seconds later, the same threat message appeared again.”
The post received more than 1,600 upvotes in less than 9 hours and has more than 900 comments.
Apparently, the error message occurs every time you open Chrome, Discord, Spotify, etc.
Don’t panic because it’s a bug with Electron-based or Chromium-based apps.
This is because there is a wrong entry in the Windows Defender antivirus database.
How to fix “Behavior:Win32/Hive.ZY” on Windows
To fix “Behavior:Win32/Hive.ZY” on Windows, you need to wait for the new Microsoft Defender Antivirus update.
According to DaveM121, Independent Advisor to the Microsoft Community, this threat is caused by the latest Microsoft Defender update.
The update is KB2267602 (Version 1.373.1508.0).
This threat is false positive and it is a bug that has been reported by thousands of people worldwide.
Currently, the Microsoft Defender Team is investigating this bug and they will be releasing a patch for it soon.
In the meantime, you should not click “Allow Threats” through Defender.
Updating Chrome or Edge won’t fix the problem, so don’t bother.
It’s just a Microsoft bug and it affects more than just Chromium-based apps.
It fires when you open other apps like Windows Settings.
For now, you need to wait until Microsoft fixes the bug and releases the next update for Microsoft Defender.
Update: The fix has been released (Version: 1.373.1537.0), please “select Check for updates” in the “Windows Security Virus and threat protection” screen.
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