Windows 10: Malwarebytes interfering with Defender

- In my experience YES! Problem started when suddenly my computer won't run Defender and when I tried turning it on, a message says: Anti virus is being managed by your system administrator. Could not even update defender definitions.I tried to uninstall Malwarebytes in Apps but same message appears. It infected my computer 03/15/2020 and Defender stopped working. I followed a solution I found here in support but could not locate it anymore involving run>configsys>and hiding something like microsoft.... and it worked without paying for Malwarebytes!

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Defender disabled by Malwarebytes?

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Windows 10 accepts Malwarebytes as complete antivirus, and will not allow full Defender to work.

Yet, according to many searches Malwarebytes is not considered to be a complete antivirus.

I had to remove Malwarebytes from my laptop to get Defender to work fully.

Any suggestions about how to use complete Defender while running Malwarebytes

Moved from Windows 10

Original title: Malwarebytes and Defender

 

Defender disabled by Malwarebytes?

Recently there were various changes regarding Malwarebytes...

Malwarebytes 3 - Frequently Asked Questions

especially:
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/191650-malwarebytes-30-frequently-asked-questions/#comment-1077438

Suggestion to read

Malwarebytes for Windows Help - Settings

Scroll down to Windows Action Center, see:

You may have noticed a flag in your system tray that sometimes has a red icon with a white X appear over the flag. That is a status indicator for the Windows Action Center, which tells you when your computer has a security issue that needs your attention.
Malwarebytes Premium 3.0 or Malwarebytes Trial 3.0 can now be registered as a security solution on your computer. There are three settings available, which will be abbreviated here for easier reading. Brief descriptions for the meaning of each setting are
also provided.

• Let Malwarebytes choose whether to register: Malwarebytes will determine whether it should be registered in Action Center. The program will not register when Microsoft Security Essentials is in use on a Windows 7 or older operating
  system. It will also not register when Windows Defender is used on a Windows 8 or newer OS.
• Always register Malwarebytes: Malwarebytes program status will always appear in Action Center.
• Never register Malwarebytes: Malwarebytes program status will never appear in Action Center.

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Defender disabled by Malwarebytes?

Thank you for your response,

I checked on "maintenance" as you suggested and then looked at "security". It shows Malwarebytes as being the antiviral program. I had installed this program a long time ago.

However, it is not considered to be anti-virus. Rather, it is anti-malware.

But, it seems that Windows 10 has accepted it as the anti-virus program.

Do you have any other suggestions?

I have considered un-installing Malwarebytes and then reinstalling it after Defender has restarted properly.

What do you think about that?