Windows Defender is 22.5 MB - is it legit?

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  1. Posts : 120
    Win7 Pro 64-bit sp1
       #1

    Windows Defender is 22.5 MB - is it legit?


    Hi All -

    I am curious why this latest definition is so large (Definition 1.173.27.0). I'm surprised there's no information on the web about it. I've searched and there's no mention of this definition specifically (other than to download it).

    The links inside Windows update, "More information" and "Support information" are useless.

    I don't remember seeing a definition this huge - 22.5 MB. Normally they are a few KB or maybe a few hundred KB. But 22.5 Megabytes?

    Anyway - I'm just looking for a little reassurance I guess, that this update is safe to install.

    Thank you very much folks!
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  2. Posts : 18,415
    windows 7 home 64bit
       #2

    Yes that seems right it is in the Link below ....

    How to manually download the latest definition updates for Windows Defender
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  3. Posts : 120
    Win7 Pro 64-bit sp1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Ah - good point. I saw that page earlier but didn't try clicking the d/l link. Now that I did I see it's 22.5 MB, direct from MS.

    Thanks Maxie!
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  4. Posts : 18,415
    windows 7 home 64bit
       #4

    Most welcome
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  5. Posts : 4
    W7 Pro 64
       #5

    This update never completes for me - I've left it for ten mins and it just sits there. When I restarted it hung there too. I've tried in safe mode, I've tried the separate download, nothing.

    Anyone else have a problem? Any ideas how to get the update to apply? I figure security system updates are moderately important.
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  6. bej
    Posts : 326
    Windows 7 Home Pro SP1 64bit
       #6

    Are you installing the update using "Run As Administrator" ?
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  7. Posts : 4
    W7 Pro 64
       #7

    bej said:
    Are you installing the update using "Run As Administrator" ?
    Yes, when I ran manually I did. Windows update runs as administrator, and I'm running as an admin user too.
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  8. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #8

    Okay lets start here.
    Windows Defender in Windows 7 is very old and obsolete.
    Do you have any anti virus programs installed at the present time.
    If you do have another anti virus program install it probably turned off Windows Defender; as it should.
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  9. Posts : 4
    W7 Pro 64
       #9

    Layback Bear said:
    Okay lets start here.
    Windows Defender in Windows 7 is very old and obsolete.
    Do you have any anti virus programs installed at the present time.
    If you do have another anti virus program install it probably turned off Windows Defender; as it should.
    Yes, Avast! free. Do you think I should disable windows defender? I only really kept it for the malware cleaning part, but I use malware bytes, Ad Aware, and Spybot as well.
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  10. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #10

    Windows 7 built in Defender should be turned off.
    Just go to the Start Orb and type in Defender and then tick on it.
    It should indicate it is off.
    Keep it off and forget about it. It is no longer needed.
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