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ivan_wilson
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Windows Security reporting a virus in my Power BI Desktop cache

I'm running Windows 10 version 1909 and Power BI Desktop. Yesterday, Windows Security reported that it discovered the virus BAT/Ballicus.A in a file on my computer. The file is located in:

 

C:\Users\my_user_name\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop Store App\Cache\Index\DF7D34CB6A6617EF.idx

 

I can see that the file is 98 bytes, but the Windows anti virus is preventing me from copying or opening it. However, it is similar to the other 30,000 files in the same directory. I'm assuming this is a false positive. Has anyone else seen similar behaviour? 

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v-easonf-msft
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Hi , @ivan_wilson 

Could you please tell me whether your problem has been solved?
If it is,  please mark the helpful replies or add your reply as Answered to close this thread.
More people will learn new things here.

If you haven't, you'd better create a support ticket in Power BI Support to get further help.

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/support/

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Eason
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

amitchandak
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@ivan_wilson , log an issue here too

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues

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