How to Scan for Viruses with Windows Defender - Windows 10 Tutorial

How to Quickly Scan for Viruses with Windows Defender. The built in Antivirus Scanner that comes with Windows 10.
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[@PJ-xo3lu]

Thanks...could never figure that out by myself!! Great job!

[@Konvict777]

I thought I had millions of viruses, but this really took some stress off of me thanks!

[@raywilliams6165]

Thank you, this really releved me

[@icy_winds1713]

Thank you so much this was one of the most helpful videos I’ve ever watched

[@leslee5652]

OK, it's June 14, 2024, lol, hope you are still living. I was a fan of Norton for way too long. I finally appreciate the Windows Defender Security package. This video was very fun, educational, helpful, necessary, etc. When you and many of us finally kick the bucket, we will be your heavenly followers in your high tech, reaching the edge of the stars computer shed. Gracias, and don't forget to read "The Velveteen Rabbit", by Margery Williams, Classic Edition while on the sod's green side.

[@munmunmurmur4920]

For some reason, when I click “quick scan,” it goes on forever. The amount of files scanned and estimated time remaining keeps increasing forever. Is this caused by a virus?

[@derekderek7033]

Saddest 6 likes.

[@panicg4m1ng53]

same problrm

[@tjgaming21]

it is supposed to scan all of your downloaded stuff in all the folders so you probably have a lot

[@antonya.a3378]

No

[@mujtah1d]

SAME THEN IT JUST STOPS Like I’m pretty sure I don’t have 57,000 files

[@gregoradams3362]

thanks this helped me a lot man

[@ArjunNarayanan.060]

Thanks alot bro. This video was a great help.

[@DesireeAnnette]

Thanks this really helped me.

[@arunfav6003]

You are awesome. Thanks for your support

[@postapocalypticnewsradio]

Very helpful. Thank you very much.

[@KalpnaChauhan01]

Thankyou Best way easy and simple to do Best guy brooo Other youtubers say to dawlaod this or that but you said simple and. Easy Love from India❤️

[@anvarsadath2163]

very helpful videos thanks for our information

[@cookiechipcookiecake2422]

Thanks man, you saved my system from getting infected. ❤️

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

Glad I could help

[@reyanakhtar1311]

Thanks a lot for the very helpful video. God gives u more many happiness and successes in your beuatiful life

[@dragongoestojapan5904]

Nice video Great content its really good New supporter

[@JackPlatt]

Good Video! However, keep in mind that once you turn on Windows Defender, updates will be checked for automatically at least once a day, and scans will automatically be weekly. You don't have to go into Action Center at all, unless you get a notification from Action Center that something needs manual attention. Action Center will tell you what to do. In Windows 10, you have the option to get a weekly pop-up from Action Center about the results of your scans. This is turned on be default. If Enhanced Notifications (weakly summery scans) are turned off, you will still get notices if Windows Defender needs you to do something, Windows Defender in Windows 10 really is a light-weight, auto-update, set it and forget it AV system. It is really good now, especially in active builds 1803 onward.

[@timsproductions9385]

Thanks this helped me alot

[@Vacancy23]

I no longer see the scan option since I have another virus protector. It hasn't happened before, any solutions?

[@youngmahn52]

This worked for me: Try clicking "Windows Defender Antivirus options" and turn on Periodic scanning. It should then open up more settings where you can quick scan and such. Hope this helps.

[@user-and-id]

You can still scan using windows defender, it's below the options of your other virus protector

[@Resuliano_Ronaldo]

Ok, so go in your file explorer and right click a file you think is a virus and if you see "Scan with Microsoft defender" and do fully scan and scroll down and press scan. Hope I helped you!

[@isblessed5785]

@@Resuliano_Ronaldo my icon is missing could it be because it’s in S mode? This is a new computer and it came like that

[@Resuliano_Ronaldo]

@@isblessed5785 oh sorry it didnt work

[@1.KYouTube]

Love it short clear and helpfull

[@afiqayaseenyaseen4723]

Wow ,such a nice video

[@ipsitapriyadarshinisenapat167]

It was helpful for me

[@TheCoolCryptid]

So I accidently clicked a pop up ad and a virus got on my computer but i deleted before it could do anything i think. It did the check and its said it was fine but is it really?

[@wikorexcuzwhynot4197]

Actually the first video that helped me. Thanks man ! Actually. Cause i thought i had a Trojan. And i did have a trojan. I think

[@professerporkchop5461]

Thanks man

[@tH3n3M3s1zz]

Thanks a lot man you just saved my Pc

[@garimashrestha1083]

How to auto scan usb drive after plugging it into PC without opening it in file explorer?

[@fNicks2]

1:12 My pc doesnt have that first option and when I try to open it through the windows search bar it says that my TI administrator limited access to that area

[@sunrphan5152]

I don’t have the virus & virus protection settings option, is there a way to find it

[@fri0leo852]

I've been on the hub so this was helpful

[@jo4696]

Wtf

[@doodoog1861]

Jovanhy831 wdym bro it’s natural

[@sunnyrainbows7743]

@@doodoog1861 the hub is a digital website behind a screen. It isn't natural

[@alphashot3910]

Lol I have that same picture as ur yt channel pic for my school email. Great minds think alike

[@fastcar544]

🤣

[@fishygangforlife3538]

tys so much u saved my pc

[@OzvegyCsabiLibu-dz5qk]

Thank you!

[@mehow1827]

so...I do this a lot and always comes back with results that there are no viruses. However since my computer has been acting funky I don't believe that. What are some other solutions to really dig deep into your system to look for viruses, worms, malware etc. Is it best to buy some kind of software ?

[@nonames8335]

Try full scan

[@tritran1739]

@@nonames8335 bro i did full scan it said no viruss but my computer still acting funky and laggy

[@crazct]

@TGDeva bot

[@soupboy5074]

​@@tritran1739I'm using kaspersky brother system is clean as a whistle best one so far I have used avast as well but avast was sloppy and made my system very slow kaspersky is really good man

[@uprdotshm]

I did deleted my external antivirus application. Is that a good idea?

[@MyNameJeffOG]

Very epic bro

[@subashkkl8185]

Thalaiva vera leval

[@balutheYoungIndian]

Very helpful TQ

[@ChopperKlNG]

Can I search for names in Windows Defender Firewall with advanced security inbound rules

[@boneless444]

when i do a full scan it says i have almost a million files is this caused by the virus i had? because im pretty sure thats impossibe since i have a 480gb ssd and it used to be around 50 thousand

[@randomrants148]

I have download other anti virus things and it's screwing up my built in scanner how to fix this?

[@zoey3772]

THANK YOU

[@notxweeb7131]

Thank you so much I am subbing to u

[@clover9725]

i did the full scan, and at the end it asked me if i wanted to delete the found threat or ignore it and after i deleted it i checked at the windows defender thing again and it said 0 threats at the moment (under it)then time of last scan (under it) 5 threats found (under it) times it toke for scan (under it) how many things it scaned so where can i see what those 5 are? i dont see a scan history or results.

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

So in the new "Windows Security" Which replaced Windows Defender. There's this sidebar on the left. Under Virus & Threat Protation they have a "Current Threats" section at the top of the page. They have "Protection History" linked there. If it doesnt show up there. I guess it just considers whatever threat it was dealt with, and doesnt think it worth showing. Not super helpful I know. But I guess just review and make a note of the threat before you remove/delete it if you wanna have some record of what it was.

[@PianoAndEditsx]

I want help i try to scan my pc on defender but i cant i wait for 1 hours still the bar not moving

[@Joe-qp8rz]

I have a question. What does it mean when it says connection is insecure and people might be attacking your information in this site ;-; every time I scan it it says no virus detected

[@gachaalphaanimations1133]

Oh it means that ur wifi is vulnerable to attacks and ppl can take ur information , but u can choose to still go in

[@seliapacheco3374]

Thanks 👍

[@shzguy]

Well i scanned it and my computer keeps getting notifications of fake antiviruses that "there are viruses in your computer", how can i like really dig deep in my computer to see any viruses, malwares and etc.

[@amritvermagkp]

Thanks 😊

[@myxmyx3311]

Thanks men

[@Kafka_008]

thank you

[@zamdahismail7516]

New subscriber

[@misfit2022]

How efficient is this programme? Background my system came with McAfee and I updated as and when. I then got a job with desktop so stopped using my own. McAfee lapsed so had the msg you have now switched to Windows Defender. If I am going to use this again should I renew with McAfee or will Defender be sufficient? All ideas grateful

[@eymme5571]

Use kaspersky

[@bprose209]

I have other anti virus app and when i clicked the use windows defender it says that the app is turned off by group policy and says to contact security administrator to enable the program.. any help?

[@gamingwithak5519]

Windows defender won't work if you have a third party virus defender, if you prefer windows defender just delete your anti virus software Hope this helped :)

[@matthewlunn8238]

when I tired to open the virus and threat protection page it said your IT admin has blocked some of these areas??? can some one help

[@christislord43]

Matthew Lunn that’s a virus buddy

[@matthewlunn8238]

KreekyYT ok but what do I do

[@anuronguha0898]

@@matthewlunn8238 Just download another anti virus from a trusted website they are very cheap like K7 security, Avast, kaspersky etc. Then run the scan it will definitely solve your problem and no "IT admin has blocked some of these areas" does not always means there is a virus, malware etc in your computer.

[@ashton3219]

Thanks :)

[@DULCETDELIRIUM]

LITERALLY THANK YOU... I THOUGHT MY PC HAD A VIRUS BECAUSE ON ONE WEBSITE (THAT I USE SOMETIMES, TOTALLY NOT URBAN DICTIONARY...) KEPT REDIRECTING ME TO A MCAFEE SCAM! Then I realized my mom left the ad blocker off when she lended the PC to me :_) Thank you so much!!

[@abinayaramu6377]

The virus and threat protection area,especially the Scan now area appears blank to me.What to do for this?

[@thanhtammetal]

me too

[@dz8425]

mine said IT has limited

[@SpoonyJeffUK]

step 1 is wrong because there is no windows defender settings... wow great video m8

[@introsus2616]

I have avast, should I delete it so I'm able to scan with the windows one?

[@alrightguvna1727]

windows defender is basically the same sort of thing, but the best antivirus you can use is your brain really, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

[@yulesdion4299]

Uhhh... For me the ''Virus and threat protection'' tab isnt there on the windows defenders page. I have all the other ones except that one. Help?

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

It's all under windows security now in your settings.

[@sultanskingo-_-2342]

you saved me thanks

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

Glad to help

[@angelicnam]

i literally have fucking circus music with kids laughing in the backround since yesterday

[@pantaleon727]

Thank you sooo much... I was worried sick that a virus might have breached my pc.. Turns out, i just needed to clear out some memory that i had stored.. anyways thank you soo much again i really appreciated it. Have a good day

[@soloassasins9407]

Hey quick question, is cheat engine a virus? Because i just bought a new laptop, and i dont want anything happen to it

[@eymme5571]

@@soloassasins9407 Well if you click the popup but I recommend install the rar file and not the .exe because its totally a virus

[@Burpinator_numero_uno]

i dont have a search bar where can i find it

[@JoshxIZ]

I started using windows defender...before mcafee was preinstalled on my pc. I just couldn't stand all the offer bombings and notifications...plus it just felt like bloatware.

[@shiugan9227]

Thanks

[@m2tt110]

it says when i open treat and protection the app has limited time

[@chuckster8039]

I think I downloaded a virus because when I delete it keeps coming back and when I try to do the scan it's says that's it is protected by my organisation so I can't do the scan. Can anyone help me?

[@ilzz_2685]

When I scanned my pc it got rly load then shut off

[@aron1oo186]

thank yu

[@EzAhmedFr]

thanks for the help can you help me to remove and destroy pc accelerate on my pc pls

[@Rustyskittles]

Oh thank god I did all of this when I thought I got a virus and I have figured out now that I do not have a virus i started getting pop up adds and now I realize if I were to have done those things I would have gotten the virus thanks

[@talhyde5053]

When I try to open virus and threat protection, it says I need an app. Any solutions?

[@jake5285]

Tal Hyde yeah same, and when I click on find app it says it doesn’t exist

[@GhostTheGreat]

@TGDeva thanks alot

[@juuuww]

you saved my computer bro'

[@cryptixxx1613]

when i try to scan it takes a very long tgime and says there may be threats on your device after scanning over 400k files how to fix?

[@darwinlancelotf.delorino7955]

you can remove or quarantine the virus or malware

[@alrightguvna1727]

you should delete the malware before your computer is compromised or bad stuff happens to it

[@Husaria28]

I dont know why but Quick scan on my Windows 10 S version cant be finished. Do you have any suggestions?

[@LucaVerduzco-zh9fm]

I need a virus scanner quickly, so I can check if there’s some viruses on some websites to download Disney Crossy Road

[@Ger6873]

My virus thing said i had 5 trojan things and giving me fake virus protection ads so i would download so thanks for this

[@babayaga8126]

HI im trying to click the button and it tells me to go to the microsoft store

[@darwinlancelotf.delorino7955]

This antivirus helped me to see trojan virus🙁and i get rid of it fast

[@blindmannojustice2749]

How do you scan a external hard drive that connects through USB

[@davinz148]

Does the Windows Scan work for malware too?

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

yes. Malware is just another type of virus.

[@dzevll6791]

When I click quick scan it runs so fast but the blue bar won’t move forward any suggestions

[@time-we8bl]

Bro no its not the bluebar not moving windows has 300000 files to scan so it does not move it is scanning...

[@karbonis2882]

I have a security software that just expired from the free trial, now I cant quick scan from windows defender. Need help

[@isblessed5785]

Mine doesn’t have the quick scan icon

[@ARCrow007]

my windows defender says "mcafee is on" and there are no options to scan

[@thespicevfx5665]

It says "your virus & threat protection is managed by your organization." and i cant click anything or see anything to click on

[@mazemangg]

Same :(

[@thespicevfx5665]

flownana banana just re completely refresh your computer. I did it and it works but if you don’t wanna loose your stuff... put it on an usb

[@mazemangg]

@@thespicevfx5665 I don't wanna reset my pc tho

[@anuronguha0898]

@@mazemangg Just download another anti virus from a trusted website they are very cheap like K7 security, Avast, kaspersky etc

[@mazemangg]

@@anuronguha0898 I use this clamwire thing. Is that good?

[@IIiiiLiiOiiIii]

Is windows defender and windows security the same thing??

[@RealEliThePerson]

Yes

[@nadalplayz1091]

Anyone know how muchh files my windows defender scanned?let is finish scanning i'll tell later

[@nadalplayz1091]

Ok I am terrified to see how many files i have, I have 90,857 files

[@777unsyth4]

thxzz

[@tha_mexikan1752]

is it safe to use malwarebytes and window defender?

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

Should be

[@NijikaDaRocku]

My laptop have 2 virus and a trojan how can I fix it? It's really slow avg the anti virus won't help

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

You can try scanning your computer with Windows Security. It might be able to fix the issue. You just tell it to quarantine or remove the issues in question. It either can or it cant. If it can tell you what the virus is, then google it. There is likely an article written someplace by one of the major security companies that will give you advice on how to remove it. If your computer is just really slow. That might not be related to the virus. You still need to get rid of those viruses. But they might not be whats bogging down your computer. Try cleaning up unused files on your computer with a program like CCleaner (Its free) and then defrag your machine as well. Things like that help to improve your performance.

[@NijikaDaRocku]

CCleaner made my laptop lag

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

@@NijikaDaRocku it will when it scans your computer briefly. But just close it when you're done. You dont need to leave it running.

[@eee.5724]

It says i dont have a virus but for a quick second when i open task manager it goes up to 60 cpu and goes down after 2 sec

[@eymme5571]

Lol your pc/laptop has turned into a crypto miner

[@flower-uw1hm]

My Windows 10 Defender is not working. I can bring up the Windows 10 application, but I cannot start a virus scan. Have you got suggestions why it is not working?

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

Thats strange. Does it give you an error code or anything to google? Might mean you should snag another free Antivirus like Malwarebytes and do a scan. Just to be certain that there isnt some virus or other program on your computer blocking Windows Defender.

[@flower-uw1hm]

@@ChupacabraTutorials I have done a full computer virus with my paid anti-virus software. I always like to do a Windows defender anti-virus scan, as the Windows defender has picked up viruses on 2 seperate occasions on my previous computer.

[@rookie5026]

i was tripping balls when i saw it saying *scan recommended* i looked up you and apparently there was no virus. probably because its been a good few months since my last check, but thanks cause imagine if there was a virus and i didn't see this video

[@eymme5571]

I have a virus called not_A_Virus_ADWare_Trojan_Donwload.exe and im freaking fucked up

[@tritran1739]

@@eymme5571 u fucked buddy just like me

[@bot_didko8825]

@@eymme5571 no worries my epic games account was stolen from a fucking poshukach mawlare

[@Viper_17759]

i dont have the virus and threat protection thing how do i fix

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

it should be built into windows 10 already. If not, you could give it a google and there's probably a guide about making sure its installed correctly as a piece of optional software. Microsoft often pairs some software/updates in its general windows update system, where you can tell it to install alongside your typical system security updates.

[@anbu5667]

im about to download a programm with no publisher and exe at the end nice

[@PHANTOMDemon]

If I scan and it says I have a virus what do I do?

[@alrightguvna1727]

either delete or quarantine it, if you don't it might harm your computer

[@NaturesRealm0]

thanks my friends downloaded a virus on my pc on accident and i knew i deleted it but i just wanted to scan is just in case and it has 0 threats

[@IlDv4]

LMAO😭😭