HASSAgent.sys Malware Detected - False Positive, I know.
My work laptop picks up HASSAgent.sys is flagged as malware due to file reputation according to our company malware software. I saw the GitHub where this likely outdated information, but I'm limited in what I can do on my end to resolve this.
What functionality is tied to HASSAgent.sys? It seems MQTT still works for the one sensor I'm testing with -- My use case on this computer is Microphone Detection; which appears to be working with the .sys file deleted/quarantined.
Second question, is there a way that I can get the application to stop creating the .sys file on ever restart? Depending on the answers to the first question, a limited functionality may be okay for my work PC, but I'd like to stop generating the quarantine reports before someone from our TOC starts asking questions.
Second question, is there a way that I can get the application to stop creating the .sys file on ever restart? Depending on the answers to the first question, a limited functionality may be okay for my work PC, but I'd like to stop generating the quarantine reports before someone from our TOC starts asking questions.
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sooo
the thing that is creating this is librehardwaremonitor
it's used for some of the hardware sensors
since it's "baked in" to the build I don't think there is a way to stop it from generating it
I could in theory do you a custom build without it to make sure it's 100% a root cause
but that won't be a "long term" solution due to the updates etc
There's benefit to know 100% that's the cause, but like you said not a long term solution. (Also, discord dropped the ball on notifications!)