Solved MSE not updating beyond definition version 1.143.376.0

[Borg 386]

I just manually updated this morning & this is what I have.

MSE isn't doing their AV ratings any favors by letting this go unaddressed as long as they have. Granted it was the weekend, but when it comes to security, this should be a priority they address ASAP.

 

[DavidE]

This problem started on the 19th, 3 days ago.
How much longer will it take for MS to fix the issue, or publicly state an estimated fix date?

 

[Pauly]

Update tuesday tomorrow we may be lucky

 

[Urthboundmisfit]

Does anyone know/ can anyone confirm if this problem is/is not present in Windows 8 Windows Defender?

 

[DavidE]

I don't have Win 8 so I can't confirm or help.
Here is a quote from the MS article about this issue....

*** For those who prefer not to read this entire lengthy discussion, Microsoft has been made aware of the issue which appears to be affecting all MSE and possible Defender on Windows 7 and prior for updates since the 19th of January. I expect that it will be fixed soon. If MSE is not alerting you, you don't need to do anything. If MSE is alerting that it is out of date and a search for updates does not yield an error, but also does not bring down any updates, you can manually update from here:
https://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/default.aspx
Don't do this on dial-up as it is the full definitions and engine file. ***

- steve (community moderator)

Source: Security essentials will not update past 1/19/2013 1.143.376.0 - Microsoft Community

 

[derekimo]

Does anyone know/ can anyone confirm if this problem is/is not present in Windows 8 Windows Defender?

My win 8 defender updated just fine...



Win 7 MSE is having the same problem as everyone else in this thread.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I manually updated MSE at 11 AM MST with 1.143.547.0

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

For excrement and merriment, I downloaded the latest installation file for MSE, turned off my internet connection, uninstalled MSE, then reinstalled MSE. After the automatic download of definitions failed (as expected) at the end of installation, I reconnected to the internet, and ran the MSE updates again. The one that downloaded was 1.143.466.0. I immediately manually downloaded the definitions and wound up with 1.143.548.0. If this doesn't get fixed soon, I'm considering going back to AVAST! free.

 

[NoN]

Most of the time MSE Definition Updates are generated & up-to-date in the Microsoft Antimalware Center but doesn't install itself on the machine.

Therefore, mostly when MSE turned to orange warning signal i'll go to manually search for updates.

The main problem since jan 19, is i'll have to double my effort digging and DL the Definition Updates directly from MS and install.

Around 67Mb weight, only for few hours and before was just some tiny Kb and that was it!!

 

[Urthboundmisfit]

The NIS update on Install the latest Microsoft Security Essentials definition updates - Get the latest definitions - Microsoft Malware Protection Center are out of date.

Microsoft Antimalware has encountered an error trying to update signatures.
New Signature Version:
Previous Signature Version: 18.36.0.0
Update Source: User
Update Stage: Install
Source Path:
Signature Type: Network Inspection System
Update Type: Full
User: WIN7SP1\XXXX
Current Engine Version:
Previous Engine Version: 2.1.8904.0
Error code: 0x80070666
Error description: Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue. To configure or remove the existing version of this product, use Add/Remove Programs on the Control Panel.

the version offered as "latest" on the above page is 17.36.0.0

 

[DavidE]

I've got some updates today through Windows Update and Updating from the MSE Update page.
The latest one that installed for me is virus definition 1.143.544.0
The download page shows the latest virus definition version is: 1.143.568.0
At least some updates are getting installed, so it's not too far out of date...

 

[NoN]

Looks Microsoft Malware Protection Center has troubleshoot with Windows Update...got one v1.143.555 through it! Still have to search manually if i want the very latest Definition.

 

[Urthboundmisfit]

Looks Microsoft Malware Protection Center has troubleshoot with Windows Update...got one v1.143.555 through it! Still have to search manually if i want the very latest Definition.

Same here, just updated thru MSE GUI to v1.143.555

 

[Layback Bear]

 

[Urthboundmisfit]

Appears resolved, just updated to latest def thru MS Updates on my XP machine.

 

[King Arthur]

Just got 1.143.575.0 via MSE's built-in updater, which is also reported as the latest definitions currently available.

Glad to see the problem, whatever it was, has been seemingly addressed. I am still feeling a little "left out of the loop" with no real press release from MS regarding what this was all about though; by any standard, no AV software should've had an issue like this.

I'll give this another day or two to let the dust settle and then mark the topic as solved if the problem doesn't resurface.

 

[paulobao]

Problem solved too

 

[Pauly]

Same here, i just clicked update within MSE and got 1.143.629.0

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I got the same thing when I tried to update manually from within MSE a little while ago. I'm going to leave it alone and watch for the next day or two to see if it will update automatically like it is supposed to.

 

[x BlueRobot]

Is MSE still not automatically updating yet?