Defender Update

[Guest]

Hi:
I am just wondering if there is an option in defender that will allow
the user to custom set a definition update time as seperate from the windows
update?
Cause in the past (when it is still known as anti-spyware), definition
update is done seperately with windows update but now it seems like that the
update is done with connection to windows udpate.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

In general settings, you can set Defender to update before running a
scheduled scan.

You can update manually via Help, about, check for updates.

And, you can schedule mpcmdrun.exe with the SignatureUpdate parameter, to
update on any schedule you choose.

 

[Guest]

May I know if there are any examples about this command, as the -? is a
little bit confusing to me. It will be nice if you may provide an example on
this since I try to search about this command but it looks like there was not
much information about this.

Thanks.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

For signature updates, it is quite simple:

mpcmdrun SignatureUpdate

(the argument is not case sensitive)--it'll just sit there for a time. I
don't know whether there is any success or failure indication--I've seen
none. I haven't checked to see if it returns an errorlevel.

For scanning - mpcmdrun scan
would get you a full scan.

mpcmdrun scan scantype 1

would get you a quickscan

I haven't tested or tried out the privileges switch yet.

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[PD]

I think you need - before scantype for the quick scan.......

mpcmdrun scan -scantype 1

mpcmdrun /? gives some very cryptic help!

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Not certain--I'll admit that I didn't test as I was writing, but I have
tested both switches, and thats what I recall as working.

I don't get a syntax error without the -, but I can't tell what is happening
__I suspect a quickscan is running, but the UI won't show it.

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