Update error

[Guest]

I just loaded Windows Defender. It said that it hasn't been updated in 19
days. When I click on the check for updates it returns an error 0x8024400a
that it was unable to complete the update. How can I correct this ?

 

[Guest]

I am getting the same error....

 

[Andre Da Costa]

Same error on XP Home and Server 2003 R2.
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[Guest]

I have the same issue except the error code I get back is 0x8024002b.

I've checked the event log and there's nothing relevant there.

Microsoft, can you change your error reporting to be more descriptive
(without error codes) and perhaps write an event in the event log with the
specific error code. Error codes such as 0x8024002b mean nothing to me...

Gwyn

 

[Guest]

Although I have not resolved my problem, I have found a work around...

I used Microsoft Update (http://update.microsoft.com/) and it presented the
Windows Defender update when I selected the "Custom" update.

My version details are now:

Windows Defender Version: 1.1.1051.0
Engine Version: 1.1.1185.0
Signature Version: 1.13.1272.4

Hope it works for you?

Gwyn

 

[Greg Campbell]

I waited to see if it was updating and it was but it gives no indication it is updating. So after a few minutes (broadband) it
completes and changes the checkmark on the castle icon in the system tray from red to green. Then the tray icon totally disappears.
So the error might occur if it is already checking or updating and the button is pushed.

 

[Steve Dodson [MSFT]]

Can the next person who runs into this issue try:

Open the command prompt

Go to C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ folder

Execute the following command: msiexec /x AS_Sigs.msi

Then Check for updates


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[Guest]

BINGO!!!!

Worked like a charm, Thanks!!!

 

[Guest]

Didn't help, still get the 0x80072efd error.

dan

Can the next person who runs into this issue try:

Open the command prompt

Go to C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ folder

Execute the following command: msiexec /x AS_Sigs.msi

Then Check for updates


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I have the same issue except the error code I get back is 0x8024002b.

I've checked the event log and there's nothing relevant there.

Microsoft, can you change your error reporting to be more descriptive
(without error codes) and perhaps write an event in the event log with the
specific error code. Error codes such as 0x8024002b mean nothing to me...

Gwyn

 

[Steve Dodson [MSFT]]

the 0x80072efd issue is a WU specific issue. What do you have at
%systemroot%\windowsupdate.log ?


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Didn't help, still get the 0x80072efd error.

dan

Can the next person who runs into this issue try:

Open the command prompt

Go to C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ folder

Execute the following command: msiexec /x AS_Sigs.msi

Then Check for updates


--
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I have the same issue except the error code I get back is 0x8024002b.

I've checked the event log and there's nothing relevant there.

Microsoft, can you change your error reporting to be more descriptive
(without error codes) and perhaps write an event in the event log with
the
specific error code. Error codes such as 0x8024002b mean nothing to
me...

Gwyn

:

I just loaded Windows Defender. It said that it hasn't been updated
in
19
days. When I click on the check for updates it returns an error
0x8024400a
that it was unable to complete the update. How can I correct this ?

 

[Guest]

I had almost the same error 0x80240025. The problem was that on our network
we turn off automatic updates with our group policy and that is how Windows
Defender gets it's updates.

 

[Guest]

Not quite sure how to interpret it, but here is the tail end of the log...


2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed for
http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab: error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Agent * WARNING: Failed to synchronize, error
= 0x80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Agent *********
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates
[CallerId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Agent *************
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching for
update with error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 1164 COMAPI >>-- RESUMED -- COMAPI: Search
[ClientId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 1164 COMAPI - Updates found = 0
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 1164 COMAPI - WARNING: Exit code = 0x00000000,
Result code = 0x80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 1164 COMAPI ---------
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 1164 COMAPI -- END -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId =
Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 1164 COMAPI -------------
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 9b0 COMAPI WARNING: Operation failed due to earlier
error, hr=80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 9b0 COMAPI FATAL: Unable to complete asynchronous
search. (hr=80072EFD)
2006-02-14 12:22:24 1828 738 Report REPORT EVENT:
{FB915D25-2A0E-4BE7-80C2-8CBB6A907997} 2006-02-14
12:22:19-0500 1 148 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 80072efd Windows
Defender Failure Software Synchronization Error: Agent failed detecting with
reason: 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI -------------
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI -- START -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId =
Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI ---------
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI - Online = Yes; Ignore download
priority = No
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI - Criteria = "(IsInstalled = 0 and
IsHidden = 0 and CategoryIDs contains '0a487050-8b0f-4f81-b401-be4ceacd61cd')
or (IsInstalled = 0 and IsHidden = 0 and CategoryIDs contains
'8c3fcc84-7410-4a95-8b89-a166a0190486')"
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI - ServiceID =
{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI <<-- SUBMITTED -- COMAPI: Search
[ClientId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:23:25 1828 180 Agent *************
2006-02-14 12:23:25 1828 180 Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding updates
[CallerId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:23:25 1828 180 Agent *********
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed for
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab: error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed for
http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab: error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed for
http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab: error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Agent * WARNING: Failed to synchronize, error
= 0x80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Agent *********
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates
[CallerId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Agent *************
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching for
update with error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 17c COMAPI >>-- RESUMED -- COMAPI: Search
[ClientId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 17c COMAPI - Updates found = 0
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 17c COMAPI - WARNING: Exit code = 0x00000000,
Result code = 0x80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 17c COMAPI ---------
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 17c COMAPI -- END -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId =
Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 17c COMAPI -------------
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 25c COMAPI WARNING: Operation failed due to earlier
error, hr=80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 25c COMAPI FATAL: Unable to complete asynchronous
search. (hr=80072EFD)
2006-02-14 12:23:31 1828 180 Report REPORT EVENT:
{996F4246-0ABD-45F2-BB5B-1D7A193710B8} 2006-02-14
12:23:26-0500 1 148 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 80072efd Windows
Defender Failure Software Synchronization Error: Agent failed detecting with
reason: 0x80072efd

the 0x80072efd issue is a WU specific issue. What do you have at
%systemroot%\windowsupdate.log ?


--
-steve

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Windows Defender Beta Lead
MCSE, CISSP
http://blogs.technet.com/stevedod
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Didn't help, still get the 0x80072efd error.

dan

Can the next person who runs into this issue try:

Open the command prompt

Go to C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ folder

Execute the following command: msiexec /x AS_Sigs.msi

Then Check for updates


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MCSE, CISSP
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I have the same issue except the error code I get back is 0x8024002b.

I've checked the event log and there's nothing relevant there.

Microsoft, can you change your error reporting to be more descriptive
(without error codes) and perhaps write an event in the event log with
the
specific error code. Error codes such as 0x8024002b mean nothing to
me...

Gwyn

:

I just loaded Windows Defender. It said that it hasn't been updated
in
19
days. When I click on the check for updates it returns an error
0x8024400a
that it was unable to complete the update. How can I correct this ?

 

[Guest]

Similar but I get 0x8024401b

Any ideas?

Charles

 

[Guest]

If you are using WSUS then Windows Defender connects to it to find updates.
If your administrator (which is me in my case) doesn't have WSUS configured
for Windows Defender then you won't receive updates.

 

[Ron Chamberlin]

If you are running a WSUS server, check for the new category of Windows
Defender that should have come down about a month ago.
http://blogs.technet.com/wsus/archive/2006/01/16/417545.aspx

Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP

 

[Steve Dodson [MSFT]]

This looks like a proxy or firewall issue. Please walk through the following
article to assist. Let me know if that works for you.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836941

--
-steve

Steve Dodson [MSFT]
Windows Defender Beta Lead
MCSE, CISSP
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Not quite sure how to interpret it, but here is the tail end of the log...


2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Misc WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed for
http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab: error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Agent * WARNING: Failed to synchronize,
error
= 0x80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Agent *********
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates
[CallerId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Agent *************
2006-02-14 12:22:19 1828 738 Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching for
update with error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 1164 COMAPI >>-- RESUMED -- COMAPI: Search
[ClientId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 1164 COMAPI - Updates found = 0
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 1164 COMAPI - WARNING: Exit code = 0x00000000,
Result code = 0x80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 1164 COMAPI ---------
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 1164 COMAPI -- END -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId
=
Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 1164 COMAPI -------------
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 9b0 COMAPI WARNING: Operation failed due to
earlier
error, hr=80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:22:19 3564 9b0 COMAPI FATAL: Unable to complete asynchronous
search. (hr=80072EFD)
2006-02-14 12:22:24 1828 738 Report REPORT EVENT:
{FB915D25-2A0E-4BE7-80C2-8CBB6A907997} 2006-02-14
12:22:19-0500 1 148 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 80072efd
Windows
Defender Failure Software Synchronization Error: Agent failed detecting
with
reason: 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI -------------
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI -- START -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId
=
Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI ---------
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI - Online = Yes; Ignore download
priority = No
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI - Criteria = "(IsInstalled = 0 and
IsHidden = 0 and CategoryIDs contains
'0a487050-8b0f-4f81-b401-be4ceacd61cd')
or (IsInstalled = 0 and IsHidden = 0 and CategoryIDs contains
'8c3fcc84-7410-4a95-8b89-a166a0190486')"
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI - ServiceID =
{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
2006-02-14 12:23:25 3564 1624 COMAPI <<-- SUBMITTED -- COMAPI: Search
[ClientId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:23:25 1828 180 Agent *************
2006-02-14 12:23:25 1828 180 Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding updates
[CallerId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:23:25 1828 180 Agent *********
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed for
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab:
error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed for
http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab: error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes
used : <>
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Misc WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed for
http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab: error
0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Agent * WARNING: Failed to synchronize,
error
= 0x80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Agent *********
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates
[CallerId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Agent *************
2006-02-14 12:23:26 1828 180 Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching for
update with error 0x80072efd
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 17c COMAPI >>-- RESUMED -- COMAPI: Search
[ClientId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 17c COMAPI - Updates found = 0
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 17c COMAPI - WARNING: Exit code = 0x00000000,
Result code = 0x80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 17c COMAPI ---------
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 17c COMAPI -- END -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId
=
Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 17c COMAPI -------------
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 25c COMAPI WARNING: Operation failed due to
earlier
error, hr=80072EFD
2006-02-14 12:23:26 3564 25c COMAPI FATAL: Unable to complete asynchronous
search. (hr=80072EFD)
2006-02-14 12:23:31 1828 180 Report REPORT EVENT:
{996F4246-0ABD-45F2-BB5B-1D7A193710B8} 2006-02-14
12:23:26-0500 1 148 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 80072efd
Windows
Defender Failure Software Synchronization Error: Agent failed detecting
with
reason: 0x80072efd

the 0x80072efd issue is a WU specific issue. What do you have at
%systemroot%\windowsupdate.log ?


--
-steve

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MCSE, CISSP
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Didn't help, still get the 0x80072efd error.

dan


:

Can the next person who runs into this issue try:

Open the command prompt

Go to C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ folder

Execute the following command: msiexec /x AS_Sigs.msi

Then Check for updates


--
-steve


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I have the same issue except the error code I get back is 0x8024002b.

I've checked the event log and there's nothing relevant there.

Microsoft, can you change your error reporting to be more
descriptive
(without error codes) and perhaps write an event in the event log
with
the
specific error code. Error codes such as 0x8024002b mean nothing to
me...

Gwyn

:

I just loaded Windows Defender. It said that it hasn't been
updated
in
19
days. When I click on the check for updates it returns an error
0x8024400a
that it was unable to complete the update. How can I correct this
?

 

[Guest]

Tried it but still getting 0x8024002b error

Can the next person who runs into this issue try:

Open the command prompt

Go to C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ folder

Execute the following command: msiexec /x AS_Sigs.msi

Then Check for updates


--
-steve


Steve Dodson [MSFT]
Windows Defender Beta Lead
MCSE, CISSP
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I have the same issue except the error code I get back is 0x8024002b.

I've checked the event log and there's nothing relevant there.

Microsoft, can you change your error reporting to be more descriptive
(without error codes) and perhaps write an event in the event log with the
specific error code. Error codes such as 0x8024002b mean nothing to me...

Gwyn

 

[Guest]

Didn't work for me either, I still get the same error.

Can the next person who runs into this issue try:

Open the command prompt

Go to C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ folder

Execute the following command: msiexec /x AS_Sigs.msi

Then Check for updates


--
-steve


Steve Dodson [MSFT]
Windows Defender Beta Lead
MCSE, CISSP
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I have the same issue except the error code I get back is 0x8024002b.

I've checked the event log and there's nothing relevant there.

Microsoft, can you change your error reporting to be more descriptive
(without error codes) and perhaps write an event in the event log with the
specific error code. Error codes such as 0x8024002b mean nothing to me...

Gwyn

 

[Guest]

I tried that and it made no difference. It appears the "Windows Updates"
MUST be enabled to work and we block the updater through a group policy.

Can the next person who runs into this issue try:

Open the command prompt

Go to C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ folder

Execute the following command: msiexec /x AS_Sigs.msi

Then Check for updates


--
-steve


Steve Dodson [MSFT]
Windows Defender Beta Lead
MCSE, CISSP
http://blogs.technet.com/stevedod
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I have the same issue except the error code I get back is 0x8024002b.

I've checked the event log and there's nothing relevant there.

Microsoft, can you change your error reporting to be more descriptive
(without error codes) and perhaps write an event in the event log with the
specific error code. Error codes such as 0x8024002b mean nothing to me...

Gwyn

 

[Bill Sanderson MVP]

Windows Defender updates via either Windows Update or AutoUpdate.

If AutoUpdate is routed to a WSUS server on your network, your WSUS
administrator can enable Windows Defender definitions to be distributed.

--

I tried that and it made no difference. It appears the "Windows Updates"
MUST be enabled to work and we block the updater through a group policy.

Can the next person who runs into this issue try:

Open the command prompt

Go to C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ folder

Execute the following command: msiexec /x AS_Sigs.msi

Then Check for updates


--
-steve


Steve Dodson [MSFT]
Windows Defender Beta Lead
MCSE, CISSP
http://blogs.technet.com/stevedod
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I have the same issue except the error code I get back is 0x8024002b.

I've checked the event log and there's nothing relevant there.

Microsoft, can you change your error reporting to be more descriptive
(without error codes) and perhaps write an event in the event log with
the
specific error code. Error codes such as 0x8024002b mean nothing to
me...

Gwyn

:

I just loaded Windows Defender. It said that it hasn't been updated
in
19
days. When I click on the check for updates it returns an error
0x8024400a
that it was unable to complete the update. How can I correct this ?