definition updates

A growing number of Windows 11 users have reported that Microsoft Defender’s virus definitions stopped advancing after November 19, 2025 — a problem that can leave endpoints exposed if left unchecked. Reports surfaced in Chinese and international tech outlets and were confirmed by hands‑on...

Just curious. Just had a check of my update history. I can see I have had none since the 8th Dec. Anyone care to check? Just needed to add - Apart from definition updates. I have those

I've used Avast free for a long time. I've just spent over a week trying to find the cause of various BSODs and screen freezes. I tried a lot of things like updating drivers and restoring an image. This version of Avast is buggy there is a on and off problem with the definition update being...

Today is 'Patch Tuesday'. Even though on Auto, checked for Updates & 5 Important were available: 3 Updates for Win8 CP x64 Definition Update for Office 2010 Update for .NET Framework 4.5 on Win8 CP x64 These were all that should have been available. ALL Successful Immediately after Restart...

This article describes how to manually download the latest virus and spyware definition updates for Microsoft Security Essentials (formerly known as Microsoft Morro). More...

I have Windows 7 Ultimate and I have my Windows Update settings set to "Download updates but let me choose whether to install them." The reason I use this setting is because even though I usually install the updates (because mostly they improve things), sometimes I'll see an update that I know...

I recently bought a new laptop with Windows 7, so I am on a learning curve. I keep utilizing Windows Update, which includes definition updates for Windows Defender. I would like to do a scan with Windows Defender, but I can't find it. When I click Start/ALL Programs it is not listed. I can...