Definition Status
Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2
Definition, or signature, updates are released frequently and are designed to help protect computers from new threats. Windows Defender should have a definition database that is less than 14 days old. Old signatures can be used but they do not detect the latest threats.
Events
| Event ID | Source | Message |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft-Windows-Windows Defender |
%1 signature version has been updated. %tCurrent Signature Version:%b%3 %tPrevious Signature Version:%b%4 %tUpdate Source:%b%6 %tSignature Type:%b%12 %tUpdate Type:%b%14 %tUser:%b%8\%9 %tCurrent Engine Version:%b%15 %tPrevious Engine Version:%b%16 |
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Microsoft-Windows-Windows Defender |
%1 has encountered an error trying to update signatures. %tNew Signature Version:%b%3 %tPrevious Signature Version:%b%4 %tUpdate Source:%b%6 %tSignature Type:%b%12 %tUpdate Type:%b%14 %tUser:%b%8\%9 %tCurrent Engine Version:%b%15 %tPrevious Engine Version:%b%16 %tError code:%b%17 %tError description:%b%18 |
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Microsoft-Windows-Windows Defender |
%1 has encountered an error trying to load signatures and will attempt reverting back to a known-good set of signatures. %tSignatures Attempted:%b%4 %tError Code:%b%5 %tError description:%b%6 %tSignatures loading:%b%8 %tLoading signature version:%b%9 %tLoading engine version:%b%10 |