Microsoft KB Archive/914459

= Description of Microsoft Windows Defender configuration registry subkeys =

Article ID: 914459

Article Last Modified on 10/24/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Defender (Beta 2)
 * Windows Defender

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INTRODUCTION
In Microsoft Windows Defender (Beta 2) or a later version, there are configuration registry subkeys that you can examine to determine things about Microsoft Windows Defender.



MORE INFORMATION
In the following registry subkey, you can examine the DisableAntiSpyware registry entry to detect whether Windows Defender is enabled:

If the REG_DWORD value for this entry is set to 0, Windows Defender is enabled. If the REG_DWORD value for this entry is set to 1, Windows Defender is disabled.

Note By default, this value is not set in the registry.

In the following registry subkey, you can examine the ASSignatureVersion registry entry to determine the signature update version of Windows Defender:

In the following registry subkey, you can examine the LastScanRun registry entry to determine the last time that a Windows Defender scan was performed:

In this registry entry, the time of the last scan appears as a REG_BINARY value. The time is listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). To see this time in a more readable form, see the main page of the Windows Defender client.

Additional query words: Defender Registry Disable

