Defender Update

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Hi:
I am just wondering if there is an option in defender that will allow
the user to custom set a definition update time as seperate from the windows
update?
Cause in the past (when it is still known as anti-spyware), definition
update is done seperately with windows update but now it seems like that the
update is done with connection to windows udpate.
 
In general settings, you can set Defender to update before running a
scheduled scan.

You can update manually via Help, about, check for updates.

And, you can schedule mpcmdrun.exe with the SignatureUpdate parameter, to
update on any schedule you choose.
 
May I know if there are any examples about this command, as the -? is a
little bit confusing to me. It will be nice if you may provide an example on
this since I try to search about this command but it looks like there was not
much information about this.

Thanks.
 
For signature updates, it is quite simple:

mpcmdrun SignatureUpdate

(the argument is not case sensitive)--it'll just sit there for a time. I
don't know whether there is any success or failure indication--I've seen
none. I haven't checked to see if it returns an errorlevel.

For scanning - mpcmdrun scan
would get you a full scan.

mpcmdrun scan scantype 1

would get you a quickscan

I haven't tested or tried out the privileges switch yet.

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I think you need - before scantype for the quick scan.......

mpcmdrun scan -scantype 1

mpcmdrun /? gives some very cryptic help!
 
Not certain--I'll admit that I didn't test as I was writing, but I have
tested both switches, and thats what I recall as working.

I don't get a syntax error without the -, but I can't tell what is happening
__I suspect a quickscan is running, but the UI won't show it.

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