Antivirus - Pureinfotech Pureinfotech is the best site to get Windows help – featuring friendly how-to guides on Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox, and other things tech, news, deals, reviews, and more. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 13:22:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://i0.wp.com/pureinfotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/pure-logo-v45.png?fit=32%2C32&quality=78&strip=all&ssl=1 Antivirus - Pureinfotech 32 32 15090528 What’s the difference between viruses and malware? Here’s the answer. https://pureinfotech.com/viruses-malware-difference/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:00:40 +0000 http://pureinfotech.com/?p=75023 You're probably a tech-savvy user, but do you really know the difference between virus and malware? Here's the difference between the two.

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How to do offline virus scan with Microsoft Defender on Windows 10 https://pureinfotech.com/offline-virus-scan-microsoft-defender-windows-10/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:00:16 +0000 http://pureinfotech.com/?p=87907 If your PC gets infected with nasty malware, you can use the Microsoft Defender Offline scan to remove it — here's how to use the tool on Windows 10.

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How to disable Defender Antivirus permanently on Windows 11 https://pureinfotech.com/disable-defender-antivirus-permanently-windows-11/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:19:22 +0000 https://pureinfotech.com/?p=161594 Turning off the Windows 11 antivirus is a tedious process, but it's possible to complete this task, and here's how.

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How to run full virus scan with Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 10 https://pureinfotech.com/run-full-virus-scan-microsoft-defender-antivirus-windows-10/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:15:08 +0000 https://pureinfotech.com/?p=128870 Here are three ways to perform a full virus scan on Windows 10 with Microsoft Defender Antivirus.

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How to enable Defender Antivirus periodic scanning on Windows 11 https://pureinfotech.com/enable-defender-antivirus-periodic-scanning-windows-11/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:30:49 +0000 https://pureinfotech.com/?p=139794 Microsoft Defender Antivirus Periodic scanning helps you to detect malware that a third-party solution may have missed.

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How to do offline virus scan with Microsoft Defender on Windows 11 https://pureinfotech.com/do-offline-virus-scan-microsoft-defender-windows-11/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:00:43 +0000 https://pureinfotech.com/?p=138546 If your device gets hit by a nasty malware, Microsoft Defender Offline can detect and remove it – here's how on Windows 11.

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How to allow blocked file or app on Microsoft Defender Antivirus https://pureinfotech.com/allow-blocked-file-app-microsoft-defender-antivirus/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 11:00:14 +0000 https://pureinfotech.com/?p=128431 If Microsoft Defender Antivirus detected a trusted file or app as a threat, you can allow it on your device with these steps:

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