I installed a faulty program that deleted my windows defender

Anonymous
2024-12-23T02:36:03+00:00

Hello, same as this thread:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-reinstall-windows-security-in-windows-10/ebcfe340-9d23-47ca-b749-bd9e0590c13a

I installed a faulty program which deleted my windows defender.. I ran FRST and will attach it below. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JNDSz-cVonZ-AxJSSRKinzCK6iuT-heN?usp=share_link

Can someone please help me?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-23T11:21:41+00:00

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  2. Ramesh 181.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-12-23T11:31:07+00:00
    1. Delete this folder:

    C:\ProgramData\DivXConverter

    It's malware: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/702a364327291fe6a7998d85861fa79fc8d60a683bbed9bcab9426ae5562e82e

    1. Repair install Windows 10 using the ISO because malware has deleted Defender from the computer. Bernard has posted the repair install instructions using the Media Creation Tool.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-23T11:32:29+00:00

    Will the repair lead to data lose or something? and also is it safe to reconnect the pc to the internet?

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  4. Ramesh 181.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-12-23T11:39:25+00:00

    Will the repair lead to data lose or something? and also is it safe to reconnect the pc to the internet?

    The in-place upgrade/repair installation should keep your files, apps, and settings.

    You may connect the system to the internet.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-12-23T12:36:48+00:00

    After repair I got an error 0xC1900101 - 0x30004

    The installation failed in the FIRST_BOOT phase with an error during Install_recovery_environment operation

    Do you know why?

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