Updating Windows Defender

[Guest]

Hi,
I am using Windows Defender as I liked its predecessor MS Antispyware. but I
am having issues with getting updates for it, even with a complete uninstall
and a reinstall of newer download, I am unable to get the latest definitions.
I know that a anti-spyware tool is as strong as its definitions, and so i
feel crippled without the latest updates.
We are not allowed to use the windowsupdate.microsoft.com to do our updates
as it is restricted by network/domain policies, where the necessary updates
are sent to us. I was wondering if there is a way to get these updates
without haveing to go through windowsupdate.com
Thank you

 

[Bill Sanderson MVP]

Check the .announcements and .signatures groups for messages heralding the
arrival of new definition versions. These will often have direct URL's do
download definitions--such as this example from Engel.
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Latest version is as follows:
Jue 22 Jun 2006

Definition Update 1.14.1508.5 and Engine v. 1.1.1481.0
(2.7 MB) (KB 915597)

WD v. 1.1.1347.0
Engine v. 1.1.1481.0
Signature v.1.14.1508.5 created on 21/06/2006 at 23:10

For Signature v. 1.14.1508.5 and Engine v. 1.1.1481.0 from
http://au.download.windowsupdate.co..._d37281b0194bfdefa5e35921617aee90fbd14555.exe
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I would recommend caution, however: Although Windows Defender is intended
to protect your system from malware, all anti-malware products have some
level of risk of false positives--and a number of these have occurred
through the course of the beta. There's some risk to disruption of a
carefully managed corporate network, even from a product intended to do good
things.