What makes you sure of the default output state of such modules?
You can invert the signal in code.
I wonder what's the purpose of that IR receiver. Remote control uses a carrier frequency of about 40kHz, a white surface should not result in any output, and it does not have an indicator LED. Do you have an IR light barrier module? Or a motion sensor? Any link to the data sheet were helpful.
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