# urc.exe and urc.dll get flagged as Malware from Microsoft Defender **URL:** \ **Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\ **Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fortnite\ **Created:** [April 13, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/urc-exe-and-urc-dll-get-flagged-as-malware-from-microsoft-defender/1802519 "2024-04-13T21:48:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Jimbohalo10](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jimbohalo10/32/961440_2.png) [@Jimbohalo10](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jimbohalo10)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/urc-exe-and-urc-dll-get-flagged-as-malware-from-microsoft-defender/1802519/2 "2024-04-14T02:57:00Z")
> [@tosho](#): > > urc.exe hi open Windows Security select Virus & threat protection ![UEFNVirusOpenPageException](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/c/7/a/c7a040e73aa2a7fd0c86ea3bf4a1bd5fead53f39.png) Select Scroll down to Exceptions ![UEFNVirusPageException](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/0/e/0/0e024467186ba3b901781f19099b4bf3fa1e9212.png) ![UEFNVirusException](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/3/b/73b321b0f9431b1eb3341c5c1898f0479c2932ab.png) add the Unreal Fornite binary ![UEFNVirusException](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/3/b/73b321b0f9431b1eb3341c5c1898f0479c2932ab.png) the same happened .Put urc.exe Unreal Revision Control to excluded list ![windefExclude](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/5/0/7505bf0dd9d48531be31989921c2a8cd90698554.png) urc.dll does not exist in Fortnite on my system [now verify using post 6](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/urc-exe-and-urc-dll-get-flagged-as-malware-from-microsoft-defender/1802519/5) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/urc-exe-and-urc-dll-get-flagged-as-malware-from-microsoft-defender/1802519)._