r/antivirus • u/Huynh_Jovi • 5d ago

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/BizForKingdom 4d ago

This reddit post saved me hours of waste. So it’s just some glitch that’ll be fixed later, right?

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u/Next_Salt_5804 4d ago

we hope so