![]() This scan checks everything on your hard drive. It's not as thorough as a full scan but is much faster. This checks the areas that malware is most likely to reside. This appears to be a glitch in the program, so don't worry about it.) (Also note that the phrase "Scan options" is only partially visible. ![]() There's also a Scan now button, to manually kick off a scan, and below that, the details of my last scan, including what kind it was. Underneath, the check marks tell us that "Real-time protection" is on, meaning that Defender is continuously running and that my virus definitions are "Up to date." That means Defender has the latest descriptions of viruses loaded and should be able to recognize the latest threats to the computer. In this case, the text tells us that we need to run a scan. Notice that it ways "PC status: Potentially unprotected" at the top, in case you missed all the other warnings. ![]() A yellow bar at the top computer monitor here, along with the exclamation point, is Microsoft's not-too-subtle way of telling you that you need to take some action. When Windows Defender opens, you'll see this screen. ![]()
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