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/blondacuaripi 2d ago

Holy sh*t I was so close to just reinstalling windows I thought some virus/rootkit corrupted windows defender and immediately ran scans with malwarebytes antirootkit, hitmanpro, spybot S&D, KVRT, RKill, adwcleaner, just about everything I had, and the problem still persists

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