# Antivirus Triggering on Plex Library Scan

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/antivirus-triggering-on-plex-library-scan/800863>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [July 15, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/antivirus-triggering-on-plex-library-scan/800863 "2022-07-15T16:35:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![wolfwoodmanor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/wolfwoodmanor/32/14930_2.png) [@wolfwoodmanor](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wolfwoodmanor)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/antivirus-triggering-on-plex-library-scan/800863/1 "2022-07-15T16:35:38Z")

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Server Version#: 1.27.2.5929  
Player Version#: N/A  
Recently I’ve been getting antivirus alerts every time Plex scans libraries for updated content. I’m concerned that something has infected my Plex deployment, but maybe this is just heuristics picking up “bad behavior” by Plex?

> VBScript tried to load a malicious resource detected as Amsi.Edge.6.21387501 and was blocked.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/antivirus-triggering-on-plex-library-scan/800863/2 "2022-07-15T18:32:53Z")

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Plex doesn’t use VBscript.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/antivirus-triggering-on-plex-library-scan/800863/3 "2022-10-13T18:33:22Z")

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