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

Discus and support Please help!!! Virus attack from winrar download :((( in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; 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.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/MrAWJM, Aug 25, 2020.

  1. /U/MRAWJM
    /u/MrAWJM Win User

    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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    /u/MrAWJM, Aug 25, 2020
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  2. GEORGEZIATTS
    GeorgeZiatts Win User

    Windows 10 upgrade with virus attacks

    This isn't a question - just a statement. Since my download and install of Windows 10 I'm continually (every couple hours) getting blasted with attacks of the Trojan.Dropper virus. Thankfully my Norton Security is detecting and blocking it. But I
    didn't see this listed as a feature of the software when I downloaded it. Please help!!! Virus attack from winrar download :((( :) I'd like Microsoft to know about this so if someone out there with more knowledge that me could forward it to them, I'd appreciate it. It really isn't a problem, just unsettling
    getting these attack messages all the time. Before this I'd get maybe 3 virus messages a year let alone a day.
     
    GeorgeZiatts, Aug 25, 2020
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  3. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User
    .rar file to winRAR

    Hi G41axyX

    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 . . .
     
    DaveM121, Aug 25, 2020
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  4. CELERITAS
    Celeritas Win User

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

    WinRAR virus scan setup

    I noticed WinRAR has the feature to scan archives for virus, however it appears to need setup. This is the window it presents with, how do you configure it for AVs like Windows defender?


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    Also, is this feature in anyway useful or do modern operating systems do this for you?
     
    Celeritas, Aug 25, 2020
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