Windows 10: Find Windows Defender Antivirus Version in Windows 10

How to: Find Windows Defender Antivirus Version in Windows 10

How to Find Windows Defender Antivirus Version in Windows 10


Windows Defender Antivirus.

While Windows Defender Antivirus is automatically updated via Windows Update by default in Windows 10, you may want to check what version of Windows Defender Antivirus is currently installed.

This tutorial will show you how to find the version number for the currently installed Windows Defender Antivirus, scanning engine, and antivirus and spyware definitions (security intelligence) in Windows 10.


Here's How:

1 Open Windows Security.

2 Click/tap on Settings (gear icon) in the left pane of Windows Security, and click/tap on the About link in the right pane. (see screenshot below)



3 You will now see the Antimalware Client Version (Windows Defender Antivirus), Engine Version (Scanning Engine), Antivirus Version (virus definitions), and Antispyware Version (spyware definitions). (see screenshot below)



4 When finished, you can close Windows Security if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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• How to Turn On or Off Windows Defender Antivirus in Windows 10
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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

What the hell, windows defender?

https://www.av-test.org/en/antiviru...-2017/microsoft-windows-defender-4.12-174847/

28 False Positives in last 2 tests

 

Decent free antivirus?

Oh and just in case its for an older O/S

this little nugget of goodness
Still not on Windows 10? Fine, sighs Microsoft, here are its antivirus tools for Windows 7, 8.1
Redmond extends ATP to older builds, adds third-party links

 

"Attestation" A new feature coming to Windows Defender in Windows 10

Tech Republic - Upcoming Windows Defender feature will tell you when security fails

This seems very promising. Microsoft is in the unique position to know what Windows should look like, even before Windows Update pushes out new changes. As long as MS can properly sync WD with WU changes AND this new features does not make any "noticeable" hit on system performance/resources, all without any false positives, this should be a big step forward for consumer security, and a blow to the bad guys - always a good thing.

Of course, there will likely be some hiccups the Windows/Microsoft/Windows Defender bashers will surely pounce on - regardless how extensive the Beta process is. But hopefully open and unbiased minds will prevail. After all, the goal is to stop the bad guys and if this gets us closer to that, that's a very good thing.

For more detailed information, see Introducing Windows Defender System Guard runtime attestation)

 

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