What is a False Positive? A false positive is a result that indicates a given condition exists when it does not1. In the context of antivirus software, a false positive occurs when a program is incorrectly flagged as harmful2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_positives_and_false_negatives ↩ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/defender-endpoint-false-positives-negatives ↩