Windows 10: Defender found Theats Question

Hello All

Went into Panic mode last night, after seeing Found Threats in Defender change from 0 Found Threats to -7438

Checked with MRT.exe
Malwarebytes Free
ADW Cleaner

Nothing found by any other program, System running perfectly fine--(Just Started using Defender full time after clean install of 1809 on October 3rd)

:)

 

windows defender

Hello,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

The information provided by you is not enough for us to provide you troubleshooting step. So, I would appreciate if you can provide us the following information to narrow down the issue.

• What issue you are facing with Windows Defender?
• Are you willing to update Windows Defender?

I would suggest you to refer the article mentioned below to ask question on the forum. After referring to the article do get back to us with more information related to your issue and we will be happy to assist you.

Suggestions for asking a question on help forums


Regards,

 

Windows update and windows defender issues

We suggest you to avoid installing any cleaner or anti-virus software that may interrupt the function of Windows Defender. Make sure that Windows Defender is always on. To do this follow these steps:

• On the Start menu, type Windows Defender and hit enter.
  
• Click Settings.
  
• Turn Real-time protection on.

We also recommend you to install the latest update for Windows Defender.

Should you have further questions, feel free to get back to us.

 

Windows Defender on Windows 10

Hi Raj,

To isolate where this issue is coming from, we'd like to ask the following questions below:

• Are you trying to Turn on Defender using the Admin account?
  
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

We found a similar issue posted on Microsoft Community, we suggest to check out the resolution provided by Jsssssssss. Here is the

link for your reference.

We'll be waiting for your response.