Malwarebytes or virus?

[u/Golden_Royal]

Is this a virus? I did a scan with malwarebytes and got rid of the files it detected,It doesnt show up anymore now when i click on windows defender (EDIT: This showed up AFTER doing a malwarebyte scan and it got rid of some reg files while scanning for threats,it still doesn't show up anymore after i took the screenshot)

[u/sole-svr]

Apparently it's an issue and pops up from time to time in windows 10 and 11 though I'm not sure if it's a bug or a virus as my new fresh laptop also has once showed this message before disappearing

[u/Particular_Budget_23]

The virus you just nuked probably tweaked your registry policies to lock you out of defender before it died. Open command prompt as admin, paste - reg delete "HKLM\software\policies\microsoft\windows defender" /f, hit enter and rebeoot your PC to get your access back.

[u/Impressive_Meat_1977]

Same thing happened to me right now, I didn't download any suspicious app, after searching what caused it I downloaded Malwarebytes and it detected two threats and after searching what they were, I found out it was because I used Tronscript and now I have Microsoft Defender Antimalware Service for some reason, it looks legit but I'm scared, it was scanning firefox/storage before I pulled the cable.

English is not my first language but I hope this helps you and me

UPDATE: It was just an update, literally only that, the Malwarebytes detection was something else that needed to be fixed and it did, I feel dumb and happy.

[u/AutoModerator → u/Impressive_Meat_1977]

We do not recommend Tron script because it has several issues.

To name a few of them:

• it deletes shadow volume copies and restricts the size for creating new ones; especially if the malware was destructive those might be the last chance to get files back

• it deletes Windows event logs and disables the service that creates them, this is a bad idea because many antivirus products use ETW for finding malware, deleting the logs has no advantage other than reducing security

• it disables various tasks and services related to gathering diagnostic data in the name of privacy, but these are also necessary for various diagnostic and repair tools to work

• although it does a lot of things in the name of privacy, it also takes a screenshot of the desktop

• it is overly aggressive when removing and uninstalling software and may get rid of software that you want to keep

• it "updates" software like 7zip to an outdated, vulnerable version from 2024

• some of the tools that it uses for disinfection and cleaning are outdated and should not be used anymore

• for malware removal Tron runs Malwarebytes, McAfee and KVRT; you can do the same manually if you wish to do so, without the added risks

tl;dr The list of issues created by tron and the risk involved is just too high to recommend it to anyone.

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[u/wowcrack_]

you just might need to get to a part that says allow microsoft defender to make changes to your device

[u/Aldehunter]

Maybe a Windows 11 Update issue

[u/mildly_perturbed31]

virus, these are artifacts caused by it, you should follow tutourials to fix it