windows defender

Hi Every few days I get a message in the Action Center that says I need to update and Run Defender. I have real time protection and everything else turn on, why doesn't it do this on it's own. Also I don't see any options as there used to be about when to run scans i.e. time and how often...

hello my machine originally ran like poop when i bought it. I disabled windows defender and everything ran smoothly for about another month. Now my machine is running like crap again i cannot figure out why. Please help =D

I was wondering if someone could help me, I have Windows Defender and Trend Micro Titanium 2013 installed on my Windows 7 laptop and the past few days, they keep switching off and I can't open the Trend Micro Titanium 2013 console at all, even after re-installing it and rebooting my laptop. Does...

Hi there, Been suffering with this problem for months and can't seem to remedy it. When I first boot my system, or resume it from sleep, my PC will randomly freeze for about 30 seconds, then go back to normal. This happens anywhere from 4-6 times within the first 20 minutes, and then stops. I...

Install this update to improve protection functionality in Windows Defender. Source: Link Removed

Install this update to improve protection functionality in Windows Defender. Source: Link Removed

Use the following KB numbers (Copy and Paste) to Google or Bing or find them in the Microsoft Knowledgebase. Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 for x64-based Systems (KB2761465) Definition Update for Windows Defender - KB2267602 (Definition 1.143.1070.0)...

I see there is no right click scan for virus with windows defender on windows 8. Anyone have any tips on how to add that functionality? I found a site that shows how to add it via regedit, but I couldn't get it working on my machine.

Hi, Please, I have Kapersky Internet Security 2012, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro and Windows Defender installed and I scan regularly with all three respectively. Is this too many scanner programs? I am worried there may be conflicts between the programs which will leave my computer more...

Hi My first post about needing help with my new computer. As it says in the title I can't turn on the Windows Firewall. I looked online and this seems to be a common Windows 8 problem but I didn't find any good answers. I'm not ready to run refresh yet. Anyone have any...

A couple of weeks ago I installed Windows 8 (fresh install from scratch, not an update) on my computer. I do a lot of web browsing and over the last couple of weeks I've been using Windows 8, I could swear the web browsing wasn't as fast at it used to be on Windows 7. I then noticed I was...

I really like Windows 8 and am thinking of getting it, but I have one problem - I hate the desktop! Aside from deleting the tile from the start screen and not moving your mouse to the bottom left corner to show it, is there any way to uninstall the desktop completely so that when Windows...

Hi All, I've just joined so hello to all! :cool: I hope you can help me with this very annoying issue: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Background: I recently upgraded a client's computing site installation. 4 Desktops, software (XP/MS Office...

I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium, 64 bit, on a Gateway, motherboard is EG43M. It is a dual-core Pentium, CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz. I have a virus that calls for running Windows Defender Offline. I'm trying to boot my PC from a USB drive to run WDO, but it doesn't work. I've tried pressing F12...

I created an Up To Date Image of her Win 7 HP OS for restoration if necessary. I would not think about this installation, or any major changes, without first creating an Image of the OS. I installed the 90 day Evaluation Copy of Win 8 Enterprise on my wife's PC last night, including all her...

I have 4 PCs running Windows. I make image files of the system partition of each one and store the image files on a USB hard drive. I would like to create a flash drive that can be used on any of the PCs and which boots to a menu. From the menu I would like to select the appropriate image...

I have installed Windows 8 for my HP laptop 1 month ago. It worked fine for 2 weeks and then windows explorer is crashing everytime I try to open a folder. I ran a virus scan- there were no viruses identified by windows defender. Please suggest on what to do. Thanks, Karthik

Ive heard windows defender in vista & 7 is fairly spectacular, so i was wondering if it will protect ie9 against browser hijackers by itself? Right now im running a 7 64 under SUA, UAC is on max, 7 firewall, DEP for all, and Defender is my only active protection......its allmost like...

I have Windows 7 64 bit and the Action Center reports Kaspersky Problems, but I do not have it installed on my PC (see below) - why would this be and should i do anything about it? --- any insight? *** Just did a full Virus scan and no virus found *** Using MS Security Essentials = ON *** MS...

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