windows defender update

[Guest]

i just installed and it says my defnition files are 20 days old, when i click
to check for updates the box simply grays for a few seconds and then comes
back without updating or showing any error code, and now the icon just sits
with the yellow exclamation point in my tray

 

[Guest]

I am having the exact same problem

beta1 had no issue updating...

 

[Andre Da Costa]

Try using Windows Update, I had the same issue on Server 2003. I obtained
the latest updates through Windows Update and the definitions for Windows
Defender were included. Required a system restart.
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[Guest]

oI have the same problem although it looks like it never actually transmits

 

[Guest]

their is no way to download defender from microsoft update

 

[Guest]

He meant, after you have downloaded and installed Windows Defender, go to
Microsoft Update, and it will download a new defination file.

 

[Andre Da Costa]

I had a bunch of Updates to install and Windows Defender Definition BETA was
one of them. Microsoft pushing definitions also through Windows Update.
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[Guest]

nope, no updates in microsoft update for definition files

 

[Guest]

I had the same problem with a pc connected throught a proxy server;
configuring it to go on the internet directly i have been able to update
defender. Somebody knows how to update passing throught a proxy server
(microsoft update works very well with this configuration)

 

[Guest]

Windows Defender is using Windows update to download signatures.

error 0x8024402C can result from numerous reasons:

1. An incorrect character exists in the proxy override settings.
2. A misconfigured Proxy/Firewall can cause this problem.
3. You are trying to access Windows Update using VPN. The website and
Automatic Update may not function properly.
4.The corporate environment does not have autoproxy implemented.
5.Your workstations sit behind a Microsoft ISA server.

 

[Guest]

I went out to Windows Update. While there it prompted me to install the
latest version of Windows Update, so I did. After that installation, I tried
to update Windows Defender using the Update button, and it worked. Up until
that point, I was having the same problems as described previously in this
post.

Hope this helps.

Dean.

 

[Guest]

I have a similar problem. I update the definitions thru Microsoft update
THEN it comes up with the orange exclamation point saying the definitions are
out of date...hmm. Next I try the update button from within Defender and it
comes back and says the definitions are up to date...hmm. But still the
little castle sits in my tray with it's little orange & black exclamation
point looking so forlorn...hmm

 

[Bill Sanderson MVP]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918355

Start with the above article. I think you'll need the workaround steps in
the linked 915105 article, but better to have the whole story on hand from
the start.