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How to remove virus that shows i signed in to russia , china, etc and was sent a messqage that came from my Drafts ? How can I make my computer safe?

Please Help! I received a message purporting to be from within my account and logge3d in via hack so that the message came from My DRafts stating that they installed a virus and can see all my activity. I changed my password but noticed before I did…

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asked 2025-12-15T18:33:44.6166667+00:00
Robert Banks 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-15T18:33:58.3066667+00:00
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When will https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/submission/ show not pending

I made Submission ID: bf5e6d2e-45dd-4de2-afa6-ec16d76c7031 on December 3, 2025 and as of December 15, 2025 it still shows pending. What would take so long?

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asked 2025-12-15T18:09:17.2+00:00
Jim Whitaker 126 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-15T18:09:23.2366667+00:00
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defender offline scan is not starting

Microsoft Defender Offline is not starting on Windows 11 Personal. No error message. I need steps diagnose and fix the problem.

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asked 2025-12-14T20:02:21.94+00:00
Max de Freitas 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-14T20:02:40.58+00:00
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Windows defender threat blocked and offline scan

Hello. Recently my windows defender has detected a threat and quarnteed it. I did a windows defender offline scan as well. My question is, with the threat blocked am i safe from it? and what does doing the offline scan do?

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asked 2025-12-14T12:43:00.99+00:00
faron gamblin 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-14T12:43:08.8133333+00:00
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windows security not working

hi i wanna help me to fixed this problem my windows security not working have a blocked I cannot open protection not showed

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asked 2025-12-13T10:21:10.8966667+00:00
Hemn Hussein 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-13T10:21:34.1066667+00:00
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after the 25h2 update a power shell screen popup

after installing the 25h2 update a popup screen appears. It's about a power shell what's that about? I'm desiring to use the feature to toggle the "smart app control blocker" on and off.

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asked 2025-12-12T22:00:57.24+00:00
dick stansell 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-12T22:01:10.45+00:00
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When I hit the protection history tab, as soon as the page loads the app closes

When I tag the protection history tab, as soon as the page loads it closes the app

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asked 2025-12-12T21:24:35.2366667+00:00
Dale Rutherford 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-12T21:24:44.5066667+00:00
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Device Performance and Health Scan is running every minute

Device Performance and Health Scan is running every minute and has hung up processing speeds to the point where It is crashing me out of games and holding up normal tasks Is there any way to stop this or reduce the frequency? Nothing seems to work I.e.…

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asked 2025-12-12T21:07:48.8433333+00:00
Tega 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-12T21:08:12.07+00:00
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How do I remove Trojan:Win64/Lazy.PGLI!MTB ?

I get a frequent message that a connection to a potentially dangerous location. It appears related to DAEMON Lite.

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asked 2025-12-12T16:19:45.08+00:00
John Downey 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-12T16:19:57.85+00:00
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Threats detected: Trojan:Win32/Vigorf.A

Thursday September 4, 2025 I booted up my PC to find Windows Defender detected malware called "Trojan:Win32/Vigorf.A" The threat was quarantined: Did a full system scan and Windows Defender has this 2nd message, "remediation…

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asked 2025-09-04T16:05:45.6666667+00:00
Rdub2 155 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-12-11T19:09:27.5866667+00:00
Rdub2 155 Reputation points
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Suggestion: System-wide sandboxing and stricter app permissions in Windows and Idea: Make Windows run new apps in a full sandbox by default Could Windows block apps from opening CMD and run them in isolation?

Hello Microsoft, I wanted to share an idea about improving Windows security. Would it be possible in the future for Windows to have a stronger, system-wide sandbox model where apps don’t have the ability to open CMD or PowerShell unless the user…

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asked 2025-12-11T15:42:44.26+00:00
mahmoud mahmoud 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-11T16:10:40.06+00:00
mahmoud mahmoud 20 Reputation points
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suggestion to make windows 11 fully sandboxed so if I downloaded apps and they cared malware they can enter act my PC because they cant enter act with it and make when a app open terminal/cmd windows defender should flag it to make security better

hello Microsoft I want to know when will the security of windows have the ability to detect if a app opens terminal/cmd and make the system fully sandboxed so if I opened a game that cares malware it wont affect my pc because the game cant enter act with…

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asked 2025-12-11T15:28:31.9866667+00:00
mahmoud mahmoud 20 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-11T15:28:47.3766667+00:00
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how to reschedule Antimalware Service Executable

Antimalware Service Executable schedule is while I am working - need to change

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asked 2025-12-11T13:00:21.0033333+00:00
Ed Travis 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-11T13:00:31.8+00:00
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Defender EASM 'discovered' assest not tied to my subscription

I set up the Defender EASM to try it out. It ran through and produced a result that makes no sense. The assets it 'discovered' do not belong to my company or Azure subscription. I can't find a way to correct that and have the software find and track…

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asked 2025-12-10T16:32:47.09+00:00
Scott Cooper 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T16:33:05.0133333+00:00
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Can't shut Virus and threat protections

Hi, When I go to the Virus and threat protection window. It reads "Your Virus and threat protection is managed by your organization". This is a single user machine with no internet access. How do I change setting?

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asked 2025-12-10T16:04:45.9766667+00:00
John Bono 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T16:05:56.1633333+00:00
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How to permanently shut off all Microsoft windows security windows 11

Hi I am running automated test using National Instruments drivers along with Python on a computer with no internet access. There are two TCIP instruments that keep getting blocked by the windows 11 security. I can ping the devices from command prompt…

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asked 2025-12-10T15:36:02.46+00:00
John Bono 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T15:39:24.7933333+00:00
John Bono 0 Reputation points
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Device Asset Errors in Defender Portal

We're consistently seeing multiple errors in the Device Assets Defender page like "os version data can’t be retrieved. Try refreshing the page or check again later." among other similar errors stating other pieces of data cannot be retrieved. …

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asked 2025-12-10T13:29:26.65+00:00
Brandt, Ben 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-10T13:29:36.0233333+00:00
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Virus: Backdoor:Linux/Setag.C

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asked 2025-12-09T10:37:36.06+00:00
Panagiotis Poutoukis 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-12-10T10:14:12.9466667+00:00
Panagiotis Poutoukis 0 Reputation points
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Request Id: f5c8af2c-339d-419d-8c26-60a18a4c2700 Correlation Id: b5221e9c-fe50-4640-a619-f9f1c71f930c Timestamp: 2025-12-09T21:17:34Z Message: AADSTS90100: cancelUrl parameter is empty or not valid.

i cant log in to microsoft account i reset my password and i can log in on this computer when i go to another computer with the same password no way it will log in again. it so frustrating. even on the same computer i'm logged in but when i open game on…

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asked 2025-12-09T21:35:33.6233333+00:00
Mantas Seskauskis 0 Reputation points
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What does System event Microsoft-Windows-EnhancedPhishingProtection-Events ID 8265 mean?

While watching YouTube on Firefox, the computer fan started up and CPU and disk usage increased. The system logged warning events under Microsoft-Windows-EnhancedPhishingProtection-Events, Event ID 8265. I cannot find anything online as to what this…

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asked 2025-12-08T22:34:37.7833333+00:00
Muriel 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-08T22:43:00.32+00:00
Muriel 20 Reputation points