Body: <p>While I was programming my EV3 robot on my Windows 10, the Lego Mindstorms software immediately closed, and then Bitdefender Antivirus said that it was some sort of Ransomware. It was Bitdefender that closed the application. It looked like this:  </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ZFVIP.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ZFVIP.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Clicking on "attention required" then shows the following:  </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/1GeBf.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1GeBf.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>So then I pressed "Restore Location" and stored the file into some random directory without even knowing what I was doing.  </p>
  
  <p>Now I don't have this problem anymore, but I seem to be the only person who has ever had it. And I also wonder why MSIMGSIZ.DAT is needed for the Mindstorms software since Bitdefender seems to say that it came from the Internet Explorer.  </p>
  
  <p>Is there something wrong with my PC?<br>
  Or is this occurring because of the Mindstorms Software itself?</p>
  
  <p>Btw, this happened to me two times in a row.</p>
  
  <hr>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT TO ADD</strong></p>
  
  <p>It turned out to be some corruption with the Mindstorms software, according to Lego. It didn't remember my brick because I used the Lego site to update firmware to a version that the software didn't recognize. Even now it still tells me to downgrade. </p>
  
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Comments.Text: Instead of uploading you pictures somewhere else you can just add them to your post directly - use an icon with "image", while preparing your question.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Alex
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Comments.CreationDate: 2020-04-02T13:06:52.737Z
Comments.Text: Did you download your Mindstorms software from LEGO or did you use a 3rd party site? In the latter case it is indeed possible that the package got "updated" with a malware.
Comments.UserDisplayName: zovits
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Comments.Text: The MINDSTORMS software is build on Microsoft Silverlight, which is a web technology, so that could explain the connection to the Internet Explorer folder.
Comments.UserDisplayName: David Lechner
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Comments.CreationDate: 2020-04-02T15:51:10.863Z
Comments.Text: First of all, the application was installed from Lego. Second of all, the EV3 Brick's firmware was updated from V1.09E to V1.10E and the Mindstorms software was updated, too. I'm sorry for not giving this information in the first place.
Comments.UserDisplayName: mindstormsboi
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Comments.CreationDate: 2020-04-06T11:36:46.783Z
Comments.Text: I don't think this is something we can help with unfortunately. You might be able to raise this issue with LEGO directly with [their support team](https://www.lego.com/service)
Comments.UserDisplayName: Zhaph - Ben Duguid
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Comments.CreationDate: 2020-04-06T11:37:40.747Z
Comments.Text: I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it requires direct support from The LEGO Group.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Zhaph - Ben Duguid
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Comments.Text: Alright, I'll give it a try.
Comments.UserDisplayName: mindstormsboi
Tags: <ev3><mindstorms>
Title: Lego Mindstorms EV3 software being detected as Ransomware
UserDisplayName: mindstormsboi
ThreadText: # Lego Mindstorms EV3 software being detected as Ransomware
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-02)
  
  While I was programming my EV3 robot on my Windows 10, the Lego Mindstorms software immediately closed, and then Bitdefender Antivirus said that it was some sort of Ransomware. It was Bitdefender that closed the application. It looked like this:
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ZFVIP.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/ZFVIP.jpg)
  
  Clicking on "attention required" then shows the following:
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/1GeBf.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/1GeBf.jpg)
  
  So then I pressed "Restore Location" and stored the file into some random directory without even knowing what I was doing.
  
  Now I don't have this problem anymore, but I seem to be the only person who has ever had it. And I also wonder why MSIMGSIZ.DAT is needed for the Mindstorms software since Bitdefender seems to say that it came from the Internet Explorer.
  
  Is there something wrong with my PC?  
  Or is this occurring because of the Mindstorms Software itself?
  
  Btw, this happened to me two times in a row.
  
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  **EDIT TO ADD**
  
  It turned out to be some corruption with the Mindstorms software, according to Lego. It didn't remember my brick because I used the Lego site to update firmware to a version that the software didn't recognize. Even now it still tells me to downgrade.
  
  **Tags:** ev3, mindstorms
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Instead of uploading you pictures somewhere else you can just add them to your post directly - use an icon with "image", while preparing your question.  
  > **username_2**: Did you download your Mindstorms software from LEGO or did you use a 3rd party site? In the latter case it is indeed possible that the package got "updated" with a malware.  
  > **username_3**: The MINDSTORMS software is build on Microsoft Silverlight, which is a web technology, so that could explain the connection to the Internet Explorer folder.  
  > **username_0**: First of all, the application was installed from Lego. Second of all, the EV3 Brick's firmware was updated from V1.09E to V1.10E and the Mindstorms software was updated, too. I'm sorry for not giving this information in the first place.  
  > **username_4**: I don't think this is something we can help with unfortunately. You might be able to raise this issue with LEGO directly with [their support team](https://www.lego.com/service)  
  > **username_4**: I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it requires direct support from The LEGO Group.  
  > **username_0**: Alright, I'll give it a try.  
  
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