Windows Defender Offline on Windows 7 machines DEFINITIONS OUT OF DATE

Anonymous
2017-05-31T08:59:20+00:00

Windows Defender Offline has stopped recognizing UPDATED Definitions on W7 machines,  Again.

Immediately after updating the Media USB, using the MSSSTOOL, attempts to boot from the USB fail,

indicating that the Definitions are out of date. On both 32bit and 64bit machines.

 This same failure occurred in 2016, on multitudes of W7 machines, between January and July.

Microsoft eventually fixed it by releasing a new version of the MSSSTOOL. 4.9.0221.0  (872kb).

The failure with WDO on W7 machines in 2016 began to occur shortly after problems showed up in

Windows Defender on W10 machines, and was probably the result of fixing the W10 machines.

We may now have the same thing occurring again. After the CREATOR update to W10, it appears they

are having problems with WDO.   And now WDO is broken for W7 machines.

MICROSOFT, if you have modified the configuration of the definitions or the WDO program data in an

effort to repair the problems in W10 machines, please release an updated version of the MSSSTOOL

that will allow W7 machines to accommodate those changes.    Thanks,  Glen

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Anonymous
2017-08-20T01:47:10+00:00

GREAT NEWS !

Windows Defender Offline is working once again on Windows 7 machines.

There has been a change made to the Windows Defender Offline Program.

It no longer updates definitions before running.

In order to take advantage of this FIX, it will be necessary to format your

USB before you run the mssstool. This will ensure that a fresh copy of the

Program is installed on the USB.

Don't know why we were not notified!  I just happened to discover this change,

while examining a WDO problem on Windows 10. There, it is possible track

the operation, using the Event Viewer. I couldn't believe my eyes.

Happy Scanning,  Glen

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-07-06T07:42:02+00:00

    I can not get the Downloads on the "Help Protect My PC With Windows Defender Offline" web page, to produce

    a MEDIA USB that will function properly on any 32bit or 64bit Windows 7 machine.  Can anyone else?

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17466/windows-defender-offline-help-protect-my-pc

    All looks well until WDO completes loading, Then it reports that the definitions are out of date.

    Thanks, Glen

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-06-26T04:50:59+00:00

    The MSSSTOOL64 is once again downloading definitions to a MEDIA USB.  However, using the USB to   

    run the WDO program on Windows 7 machines still gives the "DEFINITIONS OUT OF DATE" error.

    The definitions are up to date.  See Properties>Detail of the MPAM file on the USB.

    Is there anyone using Windows 7, that is NOT having this problem using "Windows Defender Offline" ??

       (Old DELL machines excepted) !

    I am not familiar with MEDIA USB use on W10. Apparently, there is some. This probably explains the

    incompatibility being seen on Windows 7, but up until the Creators update it functioned fine on 7.

    regards,  Glen

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-06-24T15:45:56+00:00

    Hi,

    To help you with your concern, we suggest checking this linkrelated to security definition issue with Windows Defender. If you need the ISO file for Windows Defender, you can check out the Microsoft Security Portal here.

    Should you need assistance, please do let us know.

    Hi Josef,

    Thanks for responding, but if you check the original post, we are all having a problem that's not relevant to those links. The setup application will not run. It gets hung up on the first stage, after confirming the USB drive that I want to set up as a boot drive. It thinks we are not connected to the internet but we are. It happens on all machines, regardless of whether they are 32 or 64 bit, if I'm trying to run the WDO for booting a 64 bit machine. I've tried on three of my windows 7 machines as well as two machines running windows 10 at a friend's computer lab. I've tried over wifi and Ethernet as well, and I have a very fast connection, while my friend's lab has a T1. Does that make sense?

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-06-24T07:55:38+00:00

    The 64bit MSSSTOOL is now downloading definitions (1.247.56), and the WDO program, to a media USB

    as it should. However, booting from the media USB still gives the Definitions Out Of Date red screen.

    On my 3847 64bit Ethernet connected machine, the definitions do not eventually get up to date, as they

    do on my old 8300 32bit Ethernet connected machine.

    Clicking on the Update Definitions button still fails, as it has, giving error code 0x80072EE7. There is obviously no internet connection.  The 8300 is different in this regard. It does connect and downloads the

    definitions, not to the USB, but to the loaded WDO program. Kind of like Windows 10 would do it !!

    The DOWNLOADS for the MSSSTOOLS have not been fixed. They are still at version 4.9.0221.0  872kb.

    Can anyone produce a media USB that will function normally on Windows 7 using these MSSSTOOLS ??

    Regards,  Glen

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