Windows 10: After Creator Update Conflict Between Malwarebytes & Windows Defender

I installed the Creator Update yesterday. Today I noticed Defender didn't update definitions. I opened the Security Center, and it's reading my installed Malwarebytes 3 Premium as "..other antivirus provider.."






Before the update, I was under the impression that BOTH were running.
I turned off Malwarebytes, turned on defender, ran updates, & did a scan. When I turned on Malwarebytes again, it turned off the virus protection of Defender (according to the security center)

Is there a way to run them both together, if still needed?

:)

 

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I use Malwarebytes Free for occasional independent scans on my Win 10 and have had no conflicts/issues with Windows Defender. Are you using the paid version of MBAM?

Did you seek advice from Malwarebytes?
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/199006-malwarebytes-windows-10-creators-update/

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...b59cebc4f24/how-to-protect-your-windows-10-pc
Note the statement "If you want to use Windows Defender Antivirus, uninstall all of your other antivirus programs and Windows Defender Antivirus will automatically turn on. You may be asked to restart your device."

See
https://www.tenforums.com/antivirus-firewalls-system-security/81634-after-creator-update-conflict-between-malwarebytes-windows-defender.html

And/Or

See
https://www.winhelp.us/configure-windows-defender-security-center.html

Regards...

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You are probably having a conflict issue between Malwarebytes Premium, and Windows Defender.

See link.

How to run Malwarebytes alongside another Antivirus.

http://www.howtogeek.com/230158/how-to-run-malwarebytes-alongside-another-antivirus/

If the system remains unstable after taking these steps above, please run driver verifier.

Driver Verifier-- tracking down a mis-behaving driver.

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Under MalwareBytes settings there's an option to remove MBAM from the control centre, this should allow you to use both. The setting is usually set to auto.

 

Found it! Thank you, very much!

 

Glad to hear that. *Smile

 

where is the Remove from Control Center in Malwarebytes Premium 3? I cannot find it and i am intermittently having the same issue.

Thanks,

Danny R

 

Could be the "Action Center" setting? I too updated to CU yesterday and this thread made me check to see if my definations were current. Here's what I just had happen:





And now I've got something to do.

EDIT:

Although Malwarebytes was not listed as an installed AV, I did disable it from start up, did a shutdown and cold boot startup. MBAM Service still in Task Manager and I ended it. Then ran the Defender Definitions Update check. This time it ran with no errors. Guess I'll leave it this way for a while and see what happens.

 

Not at the pc so can't check but I think it's under settings>Protection, scroll down to windows action centre.

 

On the Settings tab:





As an update to all this. After doing a definitions update & full scan, I've re-enabled Malwarebytes. Performed a shutdown, after start up everything is so far peacefully coexisting.