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If ransomware is detected but you’re sure the detection is incorrect, you can stop it happening again.
This applies to all your users and computers.
- Go to Computers or Servers, depending on where the application was detected.
- Find the computer where the detection happened and click on it to view its details.
- On the Events tab, find the detection event and click Details.
- In Event details, look for Don't detect this again.
Select Exclude this Detection ID from checking. from checking. This prevents this detection for this application.
- Click Exclude.
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We’ll add your exclusion to the Global Exclusions list.