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Windows Defender Offline

  • Free
  • In English
  • V4.4.304.0
  • 3.8
  • (236)

Microsoft antivirus program bootable from CD or USB

Windows Defender Offline is free antivirus software from Microsoft. With it, you can boot up any computer and get rid of resident malware, even when Windows is out of action.

To install it, you just need a CD, DVD or USB flash drive with 250 megabytes of free space. If you want to burn Windows Defender Offline later, you can also create an ISO file.

When you boot up the PC with the CD, DVD, or flash drive, Windows Defender Offline starts a limited version of Windows, with which it is only possible to run an antivirus scan.

Choose the disk to scan and wait a few minutes until Windows Defender Offline finishes removing viruses. To update it, just run the Windows Defender Offline installer again.

  • Pros

    • It is Microsoft Security Essentials for USB
    • It can be updated periodically
    • Efficient and easy to use
  • Cons

    • No translations yet
    • It must be updated externally
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App specs

  • License

    Free

  • Version

    4.4.304.0

  • Latest update

  • Platform

    Windows

  • OS

    Windows 8

  • Language

    English

  • Downloads

    142.4K

    Last month's downloads

    • 311
  • Size

    860.18 KB

  • Developer

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Icon of program: Windows Defender Offline

Windows Defender Offline

  • Free
  • In English
  • V4.4.304.0
  • 3.8
  • (236)

User reviews about Windows Defender Offline

by Adrián Gugyin

It's offline, i.e. good for PCs used independently from the internet.

by Anonymous

Fantastic as a startup disk, works great.. This is a great tool for locating unwanted malware, Trojans, etc. I have used it and it works great. I use this on a startup disk so nothing else is loaded on the computer.

by Anonymous

Windows Defender Offline needs some instructions.. I know the software is in Beta but information about how it works and how to run it would be nice.

by Anonymous

Awesome product, worked when nothing else would. Highly recommend.. My system suggested that I download and install this program because of a virus I couldn't get rid or. The virus was a tricky bugger. Win defender was easy to download and I downloaded to a usb. Restarted the computer from the usb and it immediately went to work at fixing my computer offline. Problem solved, no more issues.. I would recommend any time. Pros: ease of use

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In Softonic we scan all the files hosted on our platform to assess and avoid any potential harm for your device. Our team performs checks each time a new file is uploaded and periodically reviews files to confirm or update their status. This comprehensive process allows us to set a status for any downloadable file as follows:

Clean

It’s extremely likely that this software program is clean.

What does this mean?

We have scanned the file and URLs associated with this software program in more than 50 of the world's leading antivirus services; no possible threat has been detected.

Warning

This software program is potentially malicious or may contain unwanted bundled software.

Why is the software program still available?

Based on our scan system, we have determined that these flags are possibly false positives.

What is a false positive?

It means a benign program is wrongfully flagged as malicious due to an overly broad detection signature or algorithm used in an antivirus program.

We’d like to highlight that from time to time, we may miss a potentially malicious software program. To continue promising you a malware-free catalog of programs and apps, our team has integrated a Report Software feature in every catalog page that loops your feedback back to us.

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