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I'm using Windows 10 v1909 and a month ago I downloaded Kali Linux on VMware on my PC.

I recently did a full scan of my PC with Windows Defender, which resulted in a long list of threats (100+, most of them exploits or Trojans). Trying to fix the problem with Windows Defender resulted in contacting a Windows IT tech who helped me delete all the threats.

  • Could the threats originate from Kali Linux exploits being interpreted as threats?
  • Could Windows Defender detect BurpSuite, which I also used, via wifi?
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  • It would appear you downloaded the threats in Windows 10. Perhaps give us one exploit you downloaded and then lets see what happens when this is downloaded in Kali. I am posting this from Kali.
    – anon
    Commented May 29, 2020 at 0:00
  • Kali is a pen test OS, so the OS contains exploits to be used in penetration testing and it's drive storage (likely a VHD file in this case) should never be scanned with any type of AV or anti-malware scanner - one of its many tools is Metasploit, which is a collection of malware
    – JW0914
    Commented May 29, 2020 at 13:13

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The Kali linux .iso file is detected as malware by Windows Defender, and for good reason: it contains malware that you can use to infect computers. Try removing the .iso file and running Windows Defender again.

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