Windows Defender

Alex Kalm97

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Hi there , I installed windows 8 and I faced more than 30 problems... anyways !

I got a antivirus called windows defender actually its not an antivirus its an virus. it makes my computer freeze and sometimes it just get black screen and cant do anything.I never installed that program or I never downloaded It and I cant uninstall it. At the moment its not working and you cant press nothing on it or the program will not respond

here are some pictures :
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some questions:

how to fix that?
how to uninstall it?
why its on my pc?
why its not responding?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
1) chances are there is something wrong with your computer. You either have a corrupted install, or something corrupt in the computer or hard disk. You can try re-installing. It could be driver related as well.

2) You can't uninstall it, though you can turn it off. In Services Control Panel just turn off the Windows Defender Service.

3) It's on your PC because it's a built-in part of Windows 8.

4) It's not responding because something is locking it up. Either a bad disk, a corrupted file image, who knows..
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77X-UD4 TH
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GTX 650
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Auria 27" IPS + 2x Samsung 23"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440 + 2x 2048x1152
    Hard Drives
    Corsair m4 256GB, 2 WD 2TB drives
    Case
    Antec SOLO II
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
    Mouse
    Logitech MX
It could be that your install media has a data error in it.
Or that or something you are installing is messing up some system files.
Or you have a hardware fault, bad RAM or a failing hard drive.
I would download the Windows 8 ISO again, burn a new disk, and try one more fresh install.

If you can get to the settings tab in Windows Defender you can turn it off.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
The message "Couldn't start the Windows Defender Service" is not standard, so I would suspect a virus in your download, which is reproducing a poor replica of the correct message.. Where did you get it?
Normal message would be something like "Windows could not start the Windows Defender service on Local Computer. Error...xx"

Just tried this - Correction! It is standard.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
>> burn a new disk <<

what do u mean by that? ( I know I don't have to burn like with fire in real life )
how to do it?

its like clean the disk?

sorry for my bad english
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Burn a new disk = Create a new install DVD from the downloaded .iso file
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP COMPAQ Presario CQ57
    CPU
    AMD E- 300 APU with Radion HD Graphics 1.30GHz
    Motherboard
    inbuilt
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio on-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    notebook
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST9500325AS
    Google drive 15GB
    Skydrive 25GB
    BT Cloud
    PSU
    external 20v
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    pretty good
    Keyboard
    inbuilt
    Mouse
    touchpad
    Internet Speed
    BT Infinity Unlimited - 80 up 20 down =70/16 really
    Browser
    Chrome Canary usually
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    no Start menu modifications
    Upgraded with no issues to 8.0 and to 8.1
>> burn a new disk <<

what do u mean by that? ( I know I don't have to burn like with fire in real life )
how to do it?

its like clean the disk?

sorry for my bad english

How did you install the OS? If you ran the installer and chose to keep all your files, it's possible it's an actual virus. However, if you chose "Install from media" or similar, the program downloaded a .ISO file which you had to burn to a DVD. If you have no idea what this last part means, you probably didn't do it.

I suggest you download the installer again, and this time choose to keep nothing. Remember to backup all your important stuff on an another harddrive. Most of your problems should be fixed like this.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 8400
    CPU
    3570K @ 3,5ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77-V LK
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill @ 1372mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon 4870 @ 800 / 1000 mhz
    Sound Card
    Asus Xonar DG
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 2494
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 750GB
    PSU
    Corsair 600 CX V2
    Case
    LC Power Titus_X
    Cooling
    1 190mm, 1 120mm, AC Freezer Xtreme Rev 2
    Keyboard
    Apple Aluminium
    Mouse
    Logitech G500
    Internet Speed
    200mbps
Defender has been around since XP I think. I always disable it as soon as I install Windows. I was experiencing freezes in W8, but I just turned off the Windows Firewall and Windows Defender. Hopefully that will help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64
    Computer type
    Tablet
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Pro 3
    CPU
    i5-4300U
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x 2
    Screen Resolution
    2160 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    128 GB SSD
    Keyboard
    Rip-off type cover
    Antivirus
    Avast, Malwarebytes, Online Armor
The Defender in Windows 8 is not the same Defender that was in Windows XP or Windows 7. The Defender in Windows 8 is the equivalent to Microsoft Security Essentials. Microsoft bundled MSE with Windows 8 and renamed it Defender. It probably seemed like a good idea at the time but renaming it Defender is causing a lot of confusion as to what it is and what it does.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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