Windows Defender Uninstall

[Guest]

I uninstalled Windows Defender and it still trys to start when starting
windows. I deleted all the files but one (it wont let me delete it). The
file I can't delete is MpSHook.dll. How do I delete it?

Thank you in advance for your help.

 

[Guest]

Hello Kathy,

Whatever you do, (installing and updateting or unistalling) always as a
adinistratºr.

Have you tried these operations running in safe mºde?

http://www.ccleaner.com/downloadbuilds.asp
Ccleaner - http://www.ccleaner.com
Note, uncheck Yahoos toolbar during install.
Note, in Options, Settings, Advanced, uncheck - Only delete files in Windows
folders older than 48 hours.
CCleaner quick tour:
http://www.ccleaner.com/help/tour1.asp

I hope this post is helpful.

Let us know how it works ºut.

Еиçеl

 

[RVdave]

MpSHook.dll deletion

Kathy - I've been fighting the same problem. Defender slowed down my computer so much that it was necessary to uninstall the program. Unfortunately, I was unable to delete the Windows Defender folder because the MpSHook.dll couldn't be deleted. After searching the registry for all Defender entries, and deleting them, I still couldn't delete the MpSHook.dll. So, I renamed this file to "xMpSHook.dll" and then rebooted my computer. I was then able to delete this file and folder. I hope this simple solution works for you, because it sure resulted in a better working computer for me. Good luck. - Dave