WIndows Defender Updates

Make it stop!

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I recently downloaded Windows Defender. The only problem I have with it is that the darn thing will not stop updating. I have to turn it off to keep it from updating the same definition over an over. Any one else run into this or know how to fix it?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It's not updating, that's why the continuing prompts (ignore the fact that it says it did). Look under Windows Defender/ Help/ About tab and you'll see you still have the old signatures....

This will do the trick:

Start/ Run, type: Msiexec /x {A5CC2A09-E9D3-49EC-923D-03874BBD4C2C} Click OK. Click YES at the prompt.
When it's done (about 5 seconds), open Windows Defender. Click the Help options arrow. Click About Windows Defender, and then click Check for Updates.

Current sigs: 1.13.1282.6
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks Yrag. Seems to be ok. I'll know for sure when I boot up again. That's usually when it does it.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yrag, while I have your attention, I have a tough one for you.
O23 - Service: Bamntsstv-81 - Unknown owner - (no file)

No one knows what it is. Not even the guys at the HJ forums. If you google it, the only entries that come up for it are from my HJ forum posts. It's always running, and even though they gave me some instructions, it can't be removed. I don't have a freaking clue wtf it is or does, but HJT and WinPatrol keep bringing it to my attention.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Is this showing up in Services with no corresponding process in Taskmgr?
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Got your email. I'm looking in Taskmgr, in the Processes and I don't see it anywhere. I checked my start-ups to and don't see it there.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Let's give this a shot:

Open Administrative Tools/ Services; scroll to Bamntsstv-81 or variant thereof.
Select/highlight and right click the entry and choose: Properties
On the General tab, under Service Status click the Stop button.
In Startup Type, in the drop menu, select: Disabled
Click Apply, then OK
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Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
A Microsoft program would never do these things.
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Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Open Administrative Tools

Sorry I was gone so long.

I can't open the Admin Tools!!?? I have never used them before, so this is he first time I have had this problem.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What happens when you try to open Admin Tools? Are you logged on as an Administrator (someone with Administrator permissions)?
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I only have one account on here and it is as Admin. When I click on Admin tools on the control panel, nothing happens. Everything else opens but that.
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Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Start/ Run and type “services.msc” (w/o qoutes). Click OK.
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Scoot over, Bichur...
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Start/ Run and type “services.msc” (w/o qoutes). Click OK.

That worked.


Administrative Tools/ Services; scroll to Bamntsstv-81 or variant thereof.
Select/highlight and right click the entry and choose: Properties
On the General tab, under Service Status click the Stop button.
In Startup Type, in the drop menu, select: Disabled
Click Apply, then OK


Couldn't click on 'Stop" because it was asking me to 'Start' it.
In Start-Up type, it was already set to 'Manual'. I changed it to 'Disable".

The settings already in there are confusing, since every time I run HJT, it lists it as running.

So now what. lol. I still don't know what the heck it is or does, and can't (should I?) get rid of it.
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
every time I run HJT, it lists it as running

Even after you disabled it?
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Even after you disabled it?

yuppers.


I bet it's some kind of troll.
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Get hold of yourself, Po'!
In services.msc, when you highlight Bamntsstv-81 or variant thereof, do you see any description or information about the service -- maybe to the left of it? If you highlight a service above or below it, you will see what I mean...
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I bet it's some kind of troll.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Highlight Bamntsstv-81-nadda, no info..When I click on Properties the next window has nothing. It has no dependencies, take no action for recovery, and a 15 character password (?) for log on that I know nothing about (?), and no info on the general tab.

Directly above it...Background Intelligence Transfre Service; Transfers data between clients and servers in the background. If BITS is disabled, featuures such as Windows Update will not work correctly.

Directly below is Clipbook;Enables clipbook viewer to store things and share it with remote computers. If this service is stopped, clipbook viewer will not be able to share information with remote computers.
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Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
@ #21
The ones before & after don't matter-- just wanted you to see the kind of info that's usually there so you could see if Bamntsstv-81 was abnormal, which it appears to be...

yrag's prolly out having fun
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I can't remember what you have......list all your security apps that are installed (running or not).

Also, do you now or have you ever had iTunes installed?
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I just installed iTunes about a week ago, but this has been here for months. However, I did have itunes when iI bought this PC. I removed it. I only reinstalled it so I could listen to Under The Skin and other site stuff.

I have AVAST, Windows Defender, Adaware, Spybot, Spyblaster, and Zone ALarm and System Mechanic have spyware programs. The only ones that run all the time are Windows Defender and AVAST. The others have to be manually started.