Windows 10: Windows Defender

I keep getting notifications from windows defender about protected folder or memory access blocked?

On my windows 10 pro laptop, I am constantly getting notifications from windows defender about protected folder or memory access being blocked. This is what it looks like. I have a Toshiba Portege Z930 and I am getting different notifications about this, such as: SearchIndexer.exe, svchost.exe, dynabookSystemService.exe, iexplore.exe, WinSAT.exe and WINWORD.EXE. I have no idea of what any of these are, so please could someone explain what these are and what they are trying to do. Is there a solution to fix this? Thank you to anyone who answers my question, I would very much appreciate it.

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Windows Defender problem

Hi Ernst,

To troubleshoot this issue, we suggest that you check the Windows Defender service if it's running. If you are using a third party spyware/malware program, it may disable the Windows Defender service. To do this, please follow the steps below:

• Press Windows + R key.
• Type services.msc.
• Right-click Windows Defender service and click
  Start.

Let us know the result.

 

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Installing Apps on Windows 10 Has Windows Defender Finding Malware

Hi Tommy,

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

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  Is this issue specific to third party apps?
  

I would suggest you to open Windows defender and add exclusions and check if it helps. Follow the steps to add exclusions in windows Defender.

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  Type Windows defender settings in the search bar and press enter
  
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  Under Exclusions click on Add Exclusion
  

Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.