Reputation: 198
I have problem deleting the following folders from the exclusions because my CPU is on 90% Usage
because of these exclusions and I don't know when and why even they are on my list. I have updated windows yesterday and my CPU starts heating up... I scanned the PC and no threat detected. But suddenly I opened the exclusion list and found some garbage is in the list which is not able to delete while the Remove
button is disabled.
Is this a ransomware update attack or a malware attack on Microsoft server side which is providing vulnerable updates?
Upvotes: 2
Views: 5949
Reputation: 847
You can do 3 things to delete this.
1: Check Log files of updates and read it what happened during update.
2: Check in Registry if the above list is available in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions
and manually delete them.
3: If the above options didn't solve your Problem, I am sure your PC is hijacked. To solve it read carefully the next part.
Reset Internet Explorer and delete all addons, Delete any new internet browser/Software you have installed after updating Windows and Search for this directory in the registry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\Microsoft\Security Center\UACDisableNotify - "1""1" -Hijack.Security.UACDisableNotify
If you find this, Just Disconnect Internet, Boot safe Mode and delete all the threats in
HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\Microsoft\Security Center\
You will find many of them.
Upvotes: 5