# Virus threat protection

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/virus-threat-protection/31005>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 6, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/virus-threat-protection/31005 "2023-08-06T07:28:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![vrancois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e57/32.png) [@vrancois](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/vrancois)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/virus-threat-protection/31005/1 "2023-08-06T07:28:16Z")

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Operating system:wINDOWS10  
Slicer version:5.2.2  
Won’t access database folder on my work computer because windows detected Slicer as a threat  
Any ideas how I can fix this?

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/virus-threat-protection/31005/2 "2023-08-06T07:34:56Z")

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Slicer-5.2.2 was released a while ago and we have not heard from Microsoft blocking the application (and we would have reported this error to Microsoft if it happened). Therefore, if there are any restrictions then they come from your organization and they can lift it for you.

You can choose the DICOM database folder, so if that’s the only problem then you may be able to resolve it by yourself.

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**Author:** ![vrancois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e57/32.png) [@vrancois](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/vrancois)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 7:41am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/virus-threat-protection/31005/3 "2023-08-06T07:41:35Z")

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Hi Andras, thank you for the quick response. Yes, I expect it would be my organization then. It never used to give me any problems and just started happening today though. It is actually only the database folder as far as I can see. How could I fix that myself?  
Thanks again.

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/virus-threat-protection/31005/4 "2023-08-06T09:16:48Z")

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You can select the database folder in the left panel of the DICOM module