Windows 10: Please help!!! Virus attack from winrar download :(((

Hi.

I need help!!! I downloaded a version of WinRaR from PB and it contained a virus.

As soon as it launched, it completely erased Windows Defender. I can't initiate Windows Defender at all. It basically doesn't exist.

On the "Security at a Glance" page, there is nothing. It is empty. If I click on the three lines options button to the left, there is nothing listed. There is no available antivirus provider.

Of course, I could use another computer to download another antivirus program (e.g. Avira, etc) and see if that'll deal with the virus. However, I want Windows Defender back, or at least the choice of having it back.

As far as I understand, there is no way to reinstall Windows Defender, right?

Has this happened to anyone else? What would you do now?


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Do you have WinRAR installed on your PC?

If so: right click a RAR, choose 'Open With' - Choose Another App

Important - Check the box marked 'Always use this app to open rar . . .'

If WinRAR is not in the list, scroll to the bottom and click 'More Apps'

Again if WinRAR is not in the list, at the bottom, click 'Look for another app on this PC', then navigate to find the WinRAR executable . . .

 

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