MATLAB NOT WORKING DUE TO VIRUS MESSAGE?

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Ali
Ali on 30 Nov 2022
Edited: Siraj on 29 Aug 2023
Every time I try to use MATLAB. i get this massage BELOW in MATLAB command window :
Caught "std::exception" Exception message is:
Loading C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2022b\bin\win64\pf_impl\foundation\platform\pf_impl\libmwpf_impl.dllfailed with error: Operation did not complete successfully because the file contains a virus or potentially unwanted software.
: unknown error: unknown error
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Your kind support is appreciated.
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Voss
Voss on 30 Nov 2022
Looks like you're not the only one this is happening to:
If it happened to me, I would click "Report as false positive" and see what happens.

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Siraj
Siraj on 29 Aug 2023
Edited: Siraj on 29 Aug 2023
Hii! @Ali It is my understanding that you are getting the error when you are trying to launch the MATLAB.
It is safe to assume that this is a false positive warning from Avast. This issue is commonly caused if antivirus software suspects that a file from your MATLAB installation is harmful and quarantined it.
To resolve the issue, open your antivirus software, navigate to the "Quarantine" menu, and release libmwxtester_core_mi.dll from quarantine to be able to successfully launch MATLAB.
Refer to the links below for further clarification.
Hope this helps.

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