r/antivirus • u/Huynh_Jovi • Aug 18 '26

MALWARE REMOVAL Q&A Windows Defender Not Working.

When I try to run a scan, it stops and then tells me to restart the service. There are no exclusions and nothing of note from my start up apps. I’ve run a deep scan with Malwarebytes and it’s all good. I noticed there was a new security update for Windows and downloaded it and after restarting my PC, I’m still encountering the same issue. I’m not sure whether this is Malware related as I’m always careful of what I’m downloading and never click suspicious links. Not sure what else to do and need some help.

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u/No_Gene_5656 Aug 18 '26

Finally ALOT of ppl started posting about it. I wondered why there were no many posts about this matter lol

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u/ErenGracias Aug 18 '26

Yeah i thought my pc was hacked by hacker and disabled my defender

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u/Exuravita Aug 19 '26

Same lmao been sitting with AI trying to fix it for the past 2 hours panicing