Is Yakuza 0 for XBox Game Pass compromised or is Windows Defender mistaken?

[Guest Yoshimori Q.]

Hey, so I'm currently installing "Yakuza 0" from XBox Game Pass for the PC, my Windows Defender informed me that it found a "Severe" threat, called "TrojanDownloader:O97M/Qakbot.RAP3011!MTB". After a very short investigation I found that it originated from the Yakuza 0 install. I doubt it is but I gotta ask, is this downloader meant for Yakuza 0, or is the Game Pass PC version of Yakuza 0 compromised?Note I was installing Yakuza 0 at the time, so instead of the folder being named Yakuza 0, it shows as "F5A6AB7C-E2AC-467D-B689-68F29D795DE3".

 

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