Windows 8: Full Scan with Windows Defender

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∟Windows 8 Defender for Real-Time Protection

∟Windows 8: Full Scan with Windows Defender

This section provides a tutorial example on how to perform a full scan manually and review scan results with Windows Defender on Windows 8 systems.

It seems that Windows Defender does not support automated scheduled scanning. So you should perform scan yourself manually.

1. Type in and run "Window Defender" in the "Search > Apps" input field.

2. Click the "Home" tab and click the "Scan now" button for a quick scan. Windows defender will perform a quick scan on your hard disk for any unwanted items.

Scan completed on 95774 items
   No threads were detected on your PC during this scan

3. Select "Full" and click "Scan now" on the right side. Windows defender will perform a full scan this time. It will take much longer this time. When the scan is done, you will a scan report:

Scan completed on 1331404 items
   This app detected a potential threat on your PC

4. Click "Scan details" near the bottom. You will see the "Potential threat details" message box with:

This app detected a potential threat that might compromise your
privacy or damage your PC. Your access to this item might be 
suspended until you take action.

Detected items               Alert level  Status  Recommended action
Trojan:Win32/Mywife.E!CME24  Severe       Active  Remove