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Discus and support microsoft defender virus and threat protection in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Virus and threat protection in Settings, Security at a glance "Threat service has stopped. Restart it now." "Unexpected error. Sorry, we ran into a... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by HiltonGillis, Jan 4, 2022.

  1. HILTONGILLIS
    HiltonGillis Win User

    microsoft defender virus and threat protection


    Virus and threat protection in Settings, Security at a glance "Threat service has stopped. Restart it now." "Unexpected error. Sorry, we ran into a problem. Please try again."Account protection, Firewall & Network protection, App & browser control, and Device security are all checked green.Any help?

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    HiltonGillis, Jan 4, 2022
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  2. MECHTENGINEER
    MechtEngineer Win User

    Cannot turn on Windows Defender virus protection

    I had the same sort of symptoms. In the Windows Security Center, under Virus and threat protection, it said "Your virus & threat protection is managed by your organization."


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    I note you mentioned the Registry Keys under HKLM/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows Defender. Nice spotting, but it seems like there is another key that is causing the problem for some users.

    Steps to a solution:

    1. Press the Windows key and type "regedit"
    2. On the regedit icon that appears, right-click and select Run as Administrator.
    3. Navigate to the folder located at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender (You can paste this into the address box at the top of the window, or navigate manually using the side directory structure)
    4. In this folder, there are probably two keys. Right-click and Delete the DisableAntiSpyware key.
    5. Exit regedit, and return to the Windows Defender settings screen (refresh it if necessary). Windows Defender should have the scan options available and working.

    Solution adapted from here, with a much more detailed solution here.
     
    MechtEngineer, Jan 4, 2022
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  3. JCH54
    JCH54 Win User
    virus and threat protection

    Virus and threat protection has stopped and will not restart, Windows 10 ver 1709, antimalware client ver 4.12.16299.15 . SuperAntiSpyware installed.

    I have tried most of the suggestions from the support pages, all have been ineffective. Any suggestions

    Moved from: Virus and Malware / Windows Defender / Updating Virus and Spyware Definitions / Windows 10
     
    JCH54, Jan 4, 2022
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  4. NEWMANN
    Newmann Win User

    microsoft defender virus and threat protection

    Windows Defender Virus and Threat Protection?

    I was trying to search for a windows 10 download on google to download the file so i could reinstall windows on my other computer that I want to clean reinstall. I did this on clean computer and went to a site but not sure if that is official site or not as the ending address was different.


    When I went to windows defender, I noticed instead of it showing


    Virus and threat protectoin
    Protection for your device against threats


    Current Threats
    Last Scan
    quick Scan
    Scan Options
    Protection History



    It shows


    Malwarebytes is turned on

    Current threats
    no action needed


    Protection settings
    no actions needed


    Protection updates
    No actions needed


    Microsoft Defender Antivirus options


    You can keep using your current provider, and have microsoft defender antivirus periodically check for threats

    Periodic scanning

    OFF



    Should I be concerned here? How come it looks like this on my clean computer? Did I get infected?
     
    Newmann, Jan 4, 2022
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