Windows Defender

Windows Defender

by Microsoft Corporation

What is Windows Defender?

Windows Defender is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Microsoft Windows XP with nearly 96.41% of installations running this operating system. Windows Defender's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 5 files. The most common release is 1.1.1593.21 with 76.68% of all installations currently using this version.

Windows Defender is most popular in the United States with 58.31% of installations residing in this country.

About Windows Defender?

Windows Defender is a no-cost software designed to enhance productivity and safeguard computers from pop-up advertisements, decreases in performance, and security vulnerabilities stemming from spyware and other types of potentially unwanted software.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17
Support:
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=55273
Installation path:
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\microsoft\windows defender\definition updates\default
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /I{A06275F4-324B-4E85-95E6-87B2CD729401}
Size:
1.00 MB
Language:
English

Windows Defender Executable Details

Primary executable:
mpengine.dll
Name:
Windows Defender
Path:
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\microsoft\windows defender\definition updates\default\mpengine.dll
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Windows Defender
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
0529894530b880f0e26a0c0cd257b46f
DLL
a54a3d276793884ae845fe0bfd085929
DLL
01b6e74b1043ddefe3b771de37973768
DLL
5638cd78bc82608a5b69c9c7999b411c
DLL
aa42b9758a3ba417037780b5b395e33f