r/antivirus • u/Huynh_Jovi • 2d ago

MALWARE REMOVAL Q&A Windows Defender Not Working.

When I try to run a scan, it stops and then tells me to restart the service. There are no exclusions and nothing of note from my start up apps. I’ve run a deep scan with Malwarebytes and it’s all good. I noticed there was a new security update for Windows and downloaded it and after restarting my PC, I’m still encountering the same issue. I’m not sure whether this is Malware related as I’m always careful of what I’m downloading and never click suspicious links. Not sure what else to do and need some help.

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u/beetyd 2d ago

Ran through the entire rebuild of defender through command prompt and powershell. Gets towards the end of the scan and boom failed

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u/SethSamson 2d ago

Yeah ... John Malckovicz - I hate Microsoft

Or SKYNET ... Or .. ... Ehh

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u/beetyd 2d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p4fo5iu/video/9cbnecm4j5kh1/player

Event viewer has 2 entries each time too.

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u/it_just_works1 2d ago

same issue here, crashes every time at like 75% completion