Hey everyone! I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed any C++ vulnerabilities appearing on Microsoft Defender or Azure Defender for Cloud this past week. It's been on my radar and I'd love to know if anyone has dealt with it too!
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I've handled similar issues in the past with Qualys (not Defender). They often leave some remnants in the registry, which is part of their detection process. I found that running this command for each outdated version usually helps:
"C:ProgramDataPackage Cache{6c6356fe-cbfa-4944-9bed-a9e99f45cb7a}VC redist.x64.exe" /uninstall /quiet /norestart.
In most cases, it didn't disturb regular users. But there was this one amusing incident where I kept running the command for days to catch some offline machines, and one user complained that the VC kept getting uninstalled right after they reinstalled it! Turns out they were using an old installer from years ago.
Yes, I saw those pop up as well! Spent around an hour yesterday updating vulnerable versions and getting rid of anything outdated.
Awesome, good to know! I will definitely check this out, thanks!
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