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What is the difference between third party antivirus and microsoft security (antivirus - inbuilt)?
by Guest tejaskulkarni- 0 replies
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Do we need third party antivirus? Continue reading...
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Virus and threat protection settings UNKNOWN and many settings including realtime protection can't be turned on.
by Guest aceruzza- 0 replies
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I've tried absolutely everything, but one difference is that I think I know where the problem originated. There is another thread on this and the answer was to "Full scan three times and restart after everyone scanned".I tried this and it did not work. Plus it was a massive pain waiting 3 hours for each scanI keep getting this Unknown status under all the settings except ransomware protection.When I go to manage the virus and threat protection settings I cannot turn the real-time protection setting on, as well as the other ones.When I click the button to turn it on, it asks for administration Continue reading...
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What is secure system?
by Guest tanyinqin- 0 replies
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its unverified. Continue reading...
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$29.99 a month?
by Guest Michelle Grubb- 0 replies
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I just noticed I have been paying $2999 a month for SlimWear. When did I ever sign up for this and how have they been charging my credit card?? Continue reading...
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Microsoft Defender - does it automatically come with my Microsoft 365 subscription?
by Guest Kelly Powell1- 0 replies
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I recently started having issues with my google switching over automatically every time I enter a google search, it starts out as as Google search, but switches over to Microsoft Bing. So I researched and downloaded Bitdefender, on a 30 day trial. I talked to them extensively by phone to let them know my issue, they explained what I should do, and I had to run a report that took a while and then upload it into their system. They then emailed after many days and said that it didn't work that I sent the wrong report. I'm frustrated!! I'm wondering if I can get rid of this virus that causes googl Continue reading...
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Need steps to remove a hacker who is now the only Admin on my laptop
by Guest Solar722- 0 replies
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HERES WHAT HAPPENED.1.) hacker Alex became user/admin making 3 total logins now (mine/admin, and my gf/user)2.) using my account I thought I deleted Alex, and also deleted my own account, thinking mine was compromised.3.) Restarted my machine and Alex is back, along with only my user account (gf).4.) Without legitimate Administrator privileges, I am unable to remove Alex, or revert my machine back to factory settings.Note: I was prompted by Mcafee to re-up on my anti-virus about a week ago, and declined. Seems a bit coincidental....------------------------------------------------------------ Continue reading...
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Windows defender virus abandoned
by Guest .exe Chaos- 0 replies
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my computer got infected "Trojan:Win32/Trickbot!ml" and it says abandoned what do i do how i remove that virusi need some help Continue reading...
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Found a strange file after seeing up to five command prompts
by Guest Leo Ruiz1- 0 replies
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The command prompts were rather quick, but the security to whatever this thing is was not. Here is one of the files I was able to extract before I could no longer find the file location. (not in perfect placement, they have copy & paste protections. regardless, I might just replace my hard drive.) The worst part about it is that I had seemingly gotten this during my studies for finals, while having Youtube in the background, noting the date as 11/28/2022. I have no clue as to how much personal info this gives off other than "Nightly usage." Some notable unusual activity would be constant j Continue reading...
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When trying to urn Defender on, it looks for apps. None. Windows 10. Defender not turning on. Why?
by Guest MOHAARA2- 0 replies
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Deefender not turning on. Says to use APPS: no APPS. Old Window 10. Continue reading...
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Antivirus Defender
by Guest IMIESC- 0 replies
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I want to access my antivirus setting to make an exclusion however, when I want to, the antivirus page in settings says ' page not available please contact it help desk '. I've tried all the suggestions from YouTube such as deleting or changing a thing in regedit or changing a group policy it doesn't work.Any other suggestions? Continue reading...
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“Malware” application named “Custom Search” has hijacked the Settings controls on my Chrome browser, specifically the “Manage Search Engines” feature
by Guest BenDCooper- 0 replies
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A “Malware” application named “Custom Search” has hijacked the Settings controls on my Chrome browser, specifically the “Manage Search Engines” feature in Chrome “Settings”. It has installed “Custom Search” as my default search engine, and will not allow me to change or remove it in Chrome Settings. Whenever I try to perform a Continue reading...
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Invoice Id : MS-889587-111984 Customer Id : 22451#169184 Email : *** Email address is removed for privacy *** Invoice Date : 22, Tuesday, 2022 what i
by Guest David Heeren- 0 replies
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I received an invoice for $399 and don't know what it is all about: Invoice Id : MS-889587-111984Customer Id : 22451#169184Email : *** Email address is removed for privacy *** Date : 22, Tuesday, 2022 Continue reading...
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Can't get dialog box error message to stop popping up. Happens every 3-9 mins.
by Guest Jonathan Rudolph- 0 replies
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Every 3-9 mins I get a AutoIT error dialog box that says "Error: Error opening the file." and it references: Line 0 [file c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\WAewWOQbil\u]:It started happening after a Windows10 update. How do I get rid of this without a reinstall or factory reset?? Continue reading...
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camera is not working with an app
by Guest MissHMRC- 0 replies
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Free conference call app for online meetings is not working with camera on acer laptop. Any suggestions? Continue reading...
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After uninstalling McAffee, is there any special update I need to do to go back to using Defender?
by Guest Mary B_372- 0 replies
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I did manual updates and automatic virus updates (the Windows updates are current). Defender had been off from Aug 17 thru Nov 28, when I did the manual updates. Automatic updates started on the 29th. Is there anything else I need to do to safely resume Defender? I uninstalled McAffee on 11/28, leaving McAffee Web Advisor there. Thanks Continue reading...
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How can I keep Microsoft security from blocking some iamges I buy through Silhoutte to be entered into my library after I purchase them?
by Guest Joanne Brady- 0 replies
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I use the Silhouette website to purchase images to use with my Silhouette machine and after I purchase them they usually are automatically added to my library but I think they are being blocked from Microsoft security which I switched to recently. Before I was able to turn off the security I had when I purchase them so they would be able to be added and then I turned my security back on. Can I do this or something else?Joanne Brady Continue reading...
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Windows Defender isn't removing "Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.H!ml". What should I do?
by Guest SeventhToken Hunter- 0 replies
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I allowed Windows Defender to remove the threat but the threat is still showing up. What to do? Help, please. Continue reading...
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I got warning while copying files, but i notice when i unplug the device. Now, my defender stays like that even after the action. Continue reading...
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Widows Security Memory Integrity
by Guest B.Monamoleli- 0 replies
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Hi, I am using windows 11. My problem is that memory integrity is turned in windows security, but I can't trace any incompatible drivers (not listed)) Continue reading...
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Windows 10 Offline Scan function not working?
by Guest UncRuckus- 0 replies
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I have a 13 year old Toshiba A505 laptop that was slowing down with long wait times at launch and closing. Because of this I recently swapped out HHD for a new Samsung SSD which has increased my laptop's speed response time significantly. However, as I regularly do maintenance (Virus Scan, Cache dumps, defragmentation, Router reboots, etc) on this laptop due to its age, when I tried to do a Windows Offline Scan, this function failed to execute.It gives me the menu option... I click "offline scan"... it appears to launch... even shows the "make changes" window, of which I click "yes"... compute Continue reading...
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upgrad
by Guest kamaluddin7- 0 replies
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upgrad Continue reading...
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Is this tech guy true?
by Guest Sofia Lauryn (Student year 10)- 0 replies
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I was scrolling through YouTube and watching videos ykyk.I saw this tech guy, so I decided to click on his video, since I'm interested.This tech guy said that if you got a virus/malware/trojan, now anti-virus can fully remove it.He said that neither anti-viruses nor any kind of malware removal can fully remove a malware/trojan/virus since the deleted files aren't actually deleted and it's just stored somewhere.He then said that we need to fully reset and remove everything. like a factory reset.Is this true?EDIT: To fully recap if you didn't understand what I was saying, basically this tech guy Continue reading...
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Problem with Windows Defender.
by Guest Yegor868- 0 replies
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Hello. I use an Antivirus, but i want to use Windows Defender, too. And when I opened the "protection against viruses and threats" tab, I saw signs "Virus protection settings are managed by your organization" and "no active antivirus vendor". How can i enable a protection against viruses and threats? Continue reading...
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how to uninstall unused programs that are slowing pc down?
by Guest tracystark- 0 replies
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I never no what program top is a over just i yr. so i don't do much with it pay bills read news, and speak to kids, I dont need much please. or apps to keep one uninstall. I have tried to update read, try an add but when and how to delete this, my LA please help me Continue reading...
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Where can I check System Center Endpoint protection events
by Guest Natalia Camacho Ruiz- 0 replies
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Hello, my name is Natalia;I'm having problems with Defender/endpoint definition updates. With 2016/2019 servers I can check events in the event viewer on the path: Applications and services logs-Microsoft-windows-Windows Defender, but for 2008/2012 servers with System Center Endpoint protection installed I can't find those logs.I have problems with about 120 servers and I can't be updating the definitions manually week after week, since it is the only solution I have found for the moment.Thank you Continue reading...