# urc.exe and urc.dll get flagged as Malware from Microsoft Defender 

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/urc-exe-and-urc-dll-get-flagged-as-malware-from-microsoft-defender/1802519>\
**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")\
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**Author:** ![Punkcat](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/punkcat/32/1191421_2.png) [@Punkcat](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Punkcat)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/urc-exe-and-urc-dll-get-flagged-as-malware-from-microsoft-defender/1802519/3 "2024-04-14T20:11:19Z")

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Same here. Windows Defender silently quarantined the file.

The effect in UEFN:

- Cannot save
- Cannot connect to revision control

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