Just filling you in on the update for any future issues that may arise for others-
It is related to the antivirus software through the university and I found it after going through Window’s Defender protection history. It reads as follows:
App or process blocked: "mod.exe"
Blocked by: Attack Surface Reduction
Rule: Block executable files from running unless they meet a prevalence, age, or trusted list criteria
Now IT is arguing there is nothing they can do because the security policy is set “company-wide”…
Thanks for the help!