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sandeep108

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Windows Defender issues?
« on: February 26, 2011, 09:12:50 AM »
After today's definition updates through windows update, here are some messages I got (see attached screen shots).

I allowed sending of the files to Microsoft.

I am on Windows Pro x64.
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doktornotor

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Re: Windows Defender issues?
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2011, 09:16:13 AM »
I don't see the issue here? This is normal behaviour for WD when it doesn't have enough information about the SW. If you still have questions, they belong to MS guys.
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Re: Windows Defender issues?
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2011, 10:05:00 AM »
If you combine malwarebytes with your avast you can disable defender because it's detection rate's are ptetty poor.
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sandeep108

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Re: Windows Defender issues?
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2011, 10:17:49 AM »
Thanks for the responses. It was on by default when Windows was installed and since I could not see much of a performance impact, I had left it running. And it was playing nice alongside avast!, until today when update installed new definitions.

I do have malwarebytes anti-malware, but only the free on-demand.

So what are the general views - disable defender? or leave it running?
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Re: Windows Defender issues?
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2011, 10:24:53 AM »
Quote from: sandeep108 on February 26, 2011, 10:17:49 AM
So what are the general views - disable defender? or leave it running?

Disable.
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doktornotor

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Re: Windows Defender issues?
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2011, 10:27:48 AM »
+1 - disabled it as well long time ago.
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Re: Windows Defender issues?
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2011, 03:52:33 PM »
Quote from: sandeep108 on February 26, 2011, 09:12:50 AM

I am on Windows Pro x64.
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No problem with Windows Defender with its latest update definitions:
Latest definition version: 1.99.176.0
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Definitions/ADL.aspx
Choose the 64bit definitions.
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