Windows 10 Windows Defender - Threat found but can't resolve

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Hi,Windows Defender reported a threat (Wacatac.H!ml) in a CrystalDiskMark tmp file: I selected to remove the file. I also took the precaution of uninstalling CrystalDiskMark and formatting (full format, not quick format) the G: drive where it was found (an external SSD).Windows Defender still reports the threat as present in this file even though the drive is no longer connected (i.e. there is no G: drive attached to the computer but the above message still pops up when I do a virus scan). The date and time of the alert is 10:17am (a few hours ago now). Assuming I've done everything to get rid

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