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Computer Software => Security => Topic started by: parkdale on August 20, 2019, 12:40:18 PM

Title: Do you use Windows Defender?
Post by: parkdale on August 20, 2019, 12:40:18 PM

If you're checking for corrupt files using sfc /scannow via command prompt, and have discovered data corruption in Windows Defender (v/common :() MS has now issued a fix.
As noted in this site https://borncity.com/win/2019/08/19/microsoft-fixes-the-windows-defender-sfc-bug-august-2019/

I have found this script on page 1 of this site has corrected the problem my pc https://www.tenforums.com/performance-maintenance/137175-sfc-reports-corruption-issues-all-4-my-pcs-after-recent-update.html

Search for post by 'AddRAM' you need an elevated command prompt to use, took about 20mins to fix my pc

Title: Re: Do you use Windows Defender?
Post by: Weaver on September 30, 2019, 09:09:26 AM

Does this mean that the actual Windows Defender exe file itself really is corrupted, either the exe or else an associated DLL if applicable? So it won’t run ? Or alternatively the master reference copy that sfc compares against is corrupted ? So a check fails but you can still run Windows Defender.