# Microsoft Defender stopping me at Github links here

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-defender-stopping-me-at-github-links-here/126896>\
**Category:** Offtopic\
**Tags:** github\
**Created:** [March 13, 2025, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-defender-stopping-me-at-github-links-here/126896 "2025-03-13T06:20:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Benny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/49beb7/32.png) [@Benny](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Benny)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/microsoft-defender-stopping-me-at-github-links-here/126896/1 "2025-03-13T06:20:47Z")

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It’s not every time I click on a Github link here, but for the last week, Windows Defender has been stopping me to warn me about phishing risks. Kudos to Microsoft for being a little honest and unintentionally funny.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/7/9/790755570dcf92d576efc30c15dee81a93107244.png)