The day before, users began to complain en masse about the inappropriate behavior of the antivirus built into Windows -
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Moreover, Windows Defender hitIn general, all applications are based on Chromium. Microsoft has already acknowledged the problem, saying that the security software has identified as potentially dangerous all applications based on Chromium and the Electron JavaScript platform.
At the moment the best way to solve the problem- update Windows Defender to version 1.373.1537.0. If this fails, then the only option is to remove the official versions of the programs marked as a virus.
Recall that among the affected software was not only Chrome, but also WhatsApp, Discord and Spotify.