WINDOWS DEFENDER UPDATE Error 0X80070422

[Achyut]

1. When I try to update windows defender, I get error 0x80070422.

2. By the way, my windows update has also stopped working (it tells me to
run service.msc but that hasn't worked).

3. Just to give you a background, around the same time the above started
happening, something called "antivirus 2009" kept popping up on my IE. I
didn't open it but cancelled it. It still doesn't go away.

4. Consequent to (3) above, I ran an anti virus scan with my "freedom"
antivrus. It found a virus called,"S/FakeAV.A" .

The virus was deleted...I still can't make my windows updates work (either
manual or auto)

 

[Kayman]

1. When I try to update windows defender, I get error 0x80070422.

You failed to mention your operating system. Anyway, Google for 0x80070422
for pertinent results.

2. By the way, my windows update has also stopped working (it tells me to
run service.msc but that hasn't worked).

Elaborate. Which service hasn't worked?

3. Just to give you a background, around the same time the above started
happening, something called "antivirus 2009" kept popping up on my IE. I
didn't open it but cancelled it. It still doesn't go away.

1.Clear the (IE) temporary Internet files and the history cache.
Click 'Start' and then click 'Run'... then type (or copy/paste)
"inetcpl.cpl" (w/out quotation marks) into the box, then click the 'OK'
button.
In Internet Properties panel 'General' tab, under 'Browsing history', click
'Delete...'button, in 'Delete Browsing History' panel, click the 'Delete
all...' button then place a checkmark into the box beside 'Also delete
files and settings stored by add-ons', Click 'Yes' and exit the Internet
Properties panel by clicking the 'OK' button.

2.Clean HDD
Click 'Start' and then click 'Run...' then type (or copy/paste) "cleanmgr"
(w/out quotation marks into the box, then click the 'OK' button. Select
your drive
(presumably WinXP (C and click OK.
--or--
2a.Delete files using Disk Cleanup (if on Vista)
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/1264bc24-72a8-48aa-84e3-a355327139d91033.mspx

3.Download/execute:
Malwarebytes© Corporation - Anti-Malware
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe
--and--
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
--and/optional--
Kaspersky® Virus Removal Tool
http://devbuilds.kaspersky-labs.com/devbuilds/AVPTool/
http://www.kaspersky.com/support/viruses/avptool?level=2
--and/optional--
Dr.Web CureIt!® Utility - FREE
http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/
--and/optional--
a-squared Free or a-squared Command Line Scanner
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
--and/optional--
BitDefender10 Free Edition (*NOT FOR VISTA*)
http://www.bitdefender.com/site/Downloads/browseEvaluationVersion/1/42/

NOTE:
Kaspersky® Virus Removal Tool, Dr.Web CureIt!®' the free version of
Malwarebytes© and SuperAntispyware are not capable for real-time protection
of your computer.
Kaspersky® Virus Removal Tool, Dr.Web CureIt!® have no update feature (so
they don't turn into full blown scanners). As soon as your computer is
cleaned you are supposed to remove these tools from your operating system
and revert back to your (updated) resident (real-time) AV application.
Re: Kaspersky® Virus Removal Tool; To uninstall/move this program 'enable
self-defense' must be unchecked!

The free version of Malwarebytes© and SuperAntispyware have an update
feature, keep them installed in addtion to your resident AV/A-S
applications and scan frequently.

To scan your computer with the most up-to-date Kaspersky® AVPTool and
Dr.Web CureIT!® virus databases next time you should download new
Kaspersky® AVPTool and Dr.Web CureIt!® packages.

4.Download and execute HiJack This! (HJT)
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis

Please, do not post HJT logs to this newsgroup.
Fora where you can get expert advice for HiJack This! (HJT) logs.

http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.php?showforum=27
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showforum=7
http://www.5starsupport.com/ipboard/index.php?showforum=18
http://www.theeldergeek.com/forum/index.php?s=2e9ea4e19d3289dd877ab75a8220bff6&showforum=29

NOTE:
Registration is required in any of the above mentioned fora before posting
a HJT log and read the 'stickies' (instructions/guidelines) for the
respective HJT forum.

4. Consequent to (3) above, I ran an anti virus scan with my "freedom"
antivrus. It found a virus called,"S/FakeAV.A" .
The virus was deleted...I still can't make my windows updates work (either
manual or auto)

Click 'Start' then click 'Run...' then type (or copy/paste) "services.msc"
(w/out quotation marks) into the box, then click the 'OK' button.

In 'Services' panel:
1.Ensure that the 'Status' of 'Automatic Updates' is set to 'Started' and
the 'Startup Type' is set to 'Automatic'.
2.Ensure that the 'Startup Type' of 'Background Intelligent Transfer
Service' is set to 'Manual'.
3.Reboot, done.

Consider using AntiVir instead of "freedom".

Routinely practice Safe-Hex.
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html

Good luck

 

[Engel]

Hello Achyut,

See if the information in this MS Knowledge Base! article,
"Error message when you try to install updates by using the Windows Update
Web site or the Microsoft Update Web site: "0x80070422"

helps you to resolve the problem:

<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958043>


Can you update Defender manually via

<http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal>

Look in the right side panel for a 32 bits


Let us know what hªppens.


Ǝиçεl
-=-

PS
"antivirus 2009" = Run both programs (MBAM) and (SAS)

SUPERAntiSpyware, along with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, are free Oh, and you
assure that these two applications provide multiple layers of protection.

<http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com/2007/04/superantispyware-home-edition-free.html>
-=-

<http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com/2008/03/malwarebytes-anti-malware-105.html>
-=-

OR

How to remove XP Antivirus 2008, XP Antivirus 2009, and XPAntiVirus
<http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-removal/remove-xp-antivirus-2008-2009>


Ǝиçεl

 

[Engel]

Hi Achyut,

Sorry about the links.

Use the one provided by Kayman a regular contributor here.

Thank you
-=-

 

[Bill Sanderson]

The december Malicious Software Removal tool should fix the problem with the
fake antivirus application, and I'd do that first:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...E0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en

 

[Kayman]

You failed to mention your operating system. Anyway, Google for 0x80070422
for pertinent results.


Elaborate. Which service hasn't worked?


1.Clear the (IE) temporary Internet files and the history cache.
Click 'Start' and then click 'Run'... then type (or copy/paste)
"inetcpl.cpl" (w/out quotation marks) into the box, then click the 'OK'
button.
In Internet Properties panel 'General' tab, under 'Browsing history', click
'Delete...'button, in 'Delete Browsing History' panel, click the 'Delete
all...' button then place a checkmark into the box beside 'Also delete
files and settings stored by add-ons', Click 'Yes' and exit the Internet
Properties panel by clicking the 'OK' button.

2.Clean HDD
Click 'Start' and then click 'Run...' then type (or copy/paste) "cleanmgr"
(w/out quotation marks into the box, then click the 'OK' button. Select
your drive
(presumably WinXP (C and click OK.
--or--
2a.Delete files using Disk Cleanup (if on Vista)
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/1264bc24-72a8-48aa-84e3-a355327139d91033.mspx

3.Download/execute:
Malwarebytes© Corporation - Anti-Malware
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe
--and--
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/downloadfile.html?productid=SUPERANTISPYWAREFREE
--and/optional--
Kaspersky® Virus Removal Tool
http://devbuilds.kaspersky-labs.com/devbuilds/AVPTool/
http://www.kaspersky.com/support/viruses/avptool?level=2
--and/optional--
Dr.Web CureIt!® Utility - FREE
http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/
--and/optional--
a-squared Free or a-squared Command Line Scanner
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/
--and/optional--
BitDefender10 Free Edition (*NOT FOR VISTA*)
http://www.bitdefender.com/site/Downloads/browseEvaluationVersion/1/42/

NOTE:
Kaspersky® Virus Removal Tool, Dr.Web CureIt!®' the free version of
Malwarebytes© and SuperAntispyware are not capable for real-time protection
of your computer.
Kaspersky® Virus Removal Tool, Dr.Web CureIt!® have no update feature (so
they don't turn into full blown scanners). As soon as your computer is
cleaned you are supposed to remove these tools from your operating system
and revert back to your (updated) resident (real-time) AV application.
Re: Kaspersky® Virus Removal Tool; To uninstall/move this program 'enable
self-defense' must be unchecked!

The free version of Malwarebytes© and SuperAntispyware have an update
feature, keep them installed in addtion to your resident AV/A-S
applications and scan frequently.

To scan your computer with the most up-to-date Kaspersky® AVPTool and
Dr.Web CureIT!® virus databases next time you should download new
Kaspersky® AVPTool and Dr.Web CureIt!® packages.

4.Download and execute HiJack This! (HJT)
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis

Please, do not post HJT logs to this newsgroup.
Fora where you can get expert advice for HiJack This! (HJT) logs.

http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.php?showforum=27
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html
http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showforum=7
http://www.5starsupport.com/ipboard/index.php?showforum=18
http://www.theeldergeek.com/forum/index.php?s=2e9ea4e19d3289dd877ab75a8220bff6&showforum=29

NOTE:
Registration is required in any of the above mentioned fora before posting
a HJT log and read the 'stickies' (instructions/guidelines) for the
respective HJT forum.


Click 'Start' then click 'Run...' then type (or copy/paste) "services.msc"
(w/out quotation marks) into the box, then click the 'OK' button.

In 'Services' panel:
1.Ensure that the 'Status' of 'Automatic Updates' is set to 'Started' and
the 'Startup Type' is set to 'Automatic'.
2.Ensure that the 'Startup Type' of 'Background Intelligent Transfer
Service' is set to 'Manual'.
3.Reboot, done.

Consider using AntiVir instead of "freedom".

Routinely practice Safe-Hex.
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html

Good luck

FYI:
The MRT is an "On Demand" anti malware scanner and has *limited* malware
target list; It is effective within its limitations. A new version is
generated once per month and it is not a Windows Defender component.

You can download it manually from Microsoft or is can be obtained and
executed automatically on each month's Patch Tuesday.

The file is;
%windir%\system32\MRT.exe

You can see the switch parameters with...
%windir%\system32\MRT.exe /?

The log file is...
%windir%\Debug\mrt.log

Running the following command line with launch a full scan and clean
malware automatically without user intervention.
%windir%\system32\MRT.exe /f:y

 

[WINDOWS DEFENDER UPDATE Error 0X80070422]

1. When I try to update windows defender, I get error 0x80070422.

2. By the way, my windows update has also stopped working (it tells me to
run service.msc but that hasn't worked).

3. Just to give you a background, around the same time the above started
happening, something called "antivirus 2009" kept popping up on my IE. I
didn't open it but cancelled it. It still doesn't go away.

4. Consequent to (3) above, I ran an anti virus scan with my "freedom"
antivrus. It found a virus called,"S/FakeAV.A" .

The virus was deleted...I still can't make my windows updates work (either
manual or auto)

I had the same problem.
Here is my info...
Windows XP Pro SP2
Dell System
I was trying to update Windows Defender since it has been flagging me that
it needs attention to be updated.

I had previously had turned off (and will keep it off, it is my preference)
Windows Updates.
1. Start
2. Control Panel
3. Security Center
4. Automatic Updates
5. Turn Off Automatic Updates.

This prevents all Windows Microsoft Updates Off (Obviously!!!!) including
Windows Defender.
Once I restart the Automatic Updates (Turn on Automatic Updates), proceed to
update Windows Defender and click on updates. VIOLA!!!
The Windows Defender Starts Updating without any problems.


Hope this helps.

 

[KUJ]

I had the same problem.
Here is my info...
Windows XP Pro SP2
Dell System
I was trying to update Windows Defender since it has been flagging me that
it needs attention to be updated.

I had previously had turned off (and will keep it off, it is my preference)
Windows Updates.
1. Start
2. Control Panel
3. Security Center
4. Automatic Updates
5. Turn Off Automatic Updates.

This prevents all Windows Microsoft Updates Off (Obviously!!!!) including
Windows Defender.
Once I restart the Automatic Updates (Turn on Automatic Updates), proceed to
update Windows Defender and click on updates. VIOLA!!!
The Windows Defender Starts Updating without any problems.


Hope this helps.

I READ THROUGH ALL OF THIS AND TRYED ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT IT STILL
DOESNT SAVE MY SETTINGS TO KEEP THE UPDATER ON.. IT KEEPS ON TURNING
OFF........

I NEED MORE DIRECTIONS THAT ARE DUMMY PROOF..

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Even though it may take more typing, it is better to start a new
thread--post a new message, for your problem, then to tack it on to another
thread like this one--it may easily be missed.

We need a bit more information. What version of Windows do you have--XP or
Vista or Windows 7?

Do you have Windows Live OneCare installed?

What antivirus application is installed?

I READ THROUGH ALL OF THIS AND TRYED ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT IT STILL
DOESNT SAVE MY SETTINGS TO KEEP THE UPDATER ON.. IT KEEPS ON TURNING
OFF........

I NEED MORE DIRECTIONS THAT ARE DUMMY PROOF..

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