Windows 10: Windows Defender won't start taking actions against found threats.

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  1. MIRAY7373
    Miray7373 Win User

    Windows Defender won't start taking actions against found threats.


    Every time I use the scan feature from Windows Defender, the same threats that have already been found show up so I always press the start actions button but then when I scan another time the same threats show up, I have repeated this cycle for more than 10 times and nothing has changed. Please help me remove them.


    More information:

    -Windows 10 64-bit.

    -I have already deleted the softwares that included these threats but nothing has changed.

    -They are low-level threats.

    -I have the Malwarebytes antivirus but it hasn't detected any threats at all.

    :)
     
    Miray7373, Sep 1, 2020
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  2. DAVID S.
    David S. Win User

    Windows Defender found one threat, but won't allow me to take action

    My Windows 10 x64 pro is up to date, at build 1809. Every once a while, the defender program will notify me that it has found a threat. But it does not say what exactly is the threat, nor does it allow me to take any action. In addition, the threat history shows empty list.

    Virus threat protection


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    Threat History


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    Full threat history


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    David S., Sep 1, 2020
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  3. ROBERTBENNETT1
    RobertBennett1 Win User
    Defender finds a threat but doesn't take action

    I ran a full scan and defender seems to have found a threat but when I say to fix it, it runs forever saying it is "taking action on the threats". When I select "See threat results" it shows no threats. Did it or not find a threat?
     
    RobertBennett1, Sep 1, 2020
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  4. ZACKARY
    Zackary Win User

    Windows Defender won't start taking actions against found threats.

    Windows Defender keeps taking action on nonexistent threats on nonexistent scans

    I have a laptop (Dell Inspiron 3541) running Windows 10 v1803. Recently, I have been getting notifications from Windows Defender saying threats were found and removed on scnas that didn't happen.

    Some of the notifications are:

    and

    When I go to Windows Defender, it doesn't show any threats found - nor does it even show a recent scan. For example, I got one of the above notifications today, and this is what Windows Defender showed.


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    I tried running a scan, but the ETA was 4 hours, then 20, then 70, and still kept going up.

    Is there a way I can find out what the "threats" are? Or make it stop sending these unnecessary notifications?
     
    Zackary, Sep 1, 2020
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