Microsoft Defender Issue

[Jsimon836]

I noticed my CPU temp increasing and i checked the processes and three instances of "Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility" were running at 13.2% each. I have Windows defender disabled because I am using System Mechanic instead. I cannot end the process or service because it says I do not have permission. I am running as admin but I think it is locked at the system level. It runs on startup and have tried restarting multiple times. Please Help!

 

Pink is CPU (4770k)

Normally run at under 30 degrees Celsius

Sorry about the black, I just prefer to hide my programs

[SImoHayha]

I would uninstall it then reinstall it. I personally use ZoneAlarm-Free Firewall/Anti-virus

[TDP_Equinox]

System mechanic is a fake antivirus..

Use these tools to get rid of everything poopy on your pc...

In this order:
Use Revo Uninstaller to remove System mechanic and any other shady programs (snap.do, pc speedup, driver updater, the usual)
Do a full uninstall from revo, and then reboot.
Get these tools from either bleeping computer or their respective sites:
ADWCleaner
AdwareRemoval Tool
ComboFix
Hitman Pro
Malwarebytes
MSE (Windows defender)
RogueKiller
Spybot Search and destroy 1.6.2 (not 2.1, scroll down on their site for 1.6.2).

Run them in that order, (all as admins) preferably in safe mode with networking, reboot after each one is finished scanning and cleaning, and then reset all browsers on your pc.
Remove all add ons, tool bars, plugins, ect.

Then run:
CCleaner (remove temp files, scan registry, hit make backup and save it to desktop, hit clean. Repeat the scan/clean process until the scan no longer finds anything)

Reboot.
If it boots, delete all the backups (i have never had it not boot)

Go to the OFFICIAL sites, and download the latest version of java, flash, shockwave, adobe air/reader, and remove spybot and malwarebytes.

Reboot.

Open Windows defender, turn it ON (it is the best antivirus out there), update it, delete everything in the quarantine.

Reboot.

You should be good after that.

[SImoHayha]

System mechanic is a fake antivirus..

Use these tools to get rid of everything poopy on your pc...

In this order:

Use Revo Uninstaller to remove System mechanic and any other shady programs (snap.do, pc speedup, driver updater, the usual)

Do a full uninstall from revo, and then reboot.

Get these tools from either bleeping computer or their respective sites:

ADWCleaner

AdwareRemoval Tool

ComboFix

Hitman Pro

Malwarebytes

MSE (Windows defender)

RogueKiller

Spybot Search and destroy 1.6.2 (not 2.1, scroll down on their site for 1.6.2).

Run them in that order, (all as admins) preferably in safe mode with networking, reboot after each one is finished scanning and cleaning, and then reset all browsers on your pc.

Remove all add ons, tool bars, plugins, ect.

Then run:

CCleaner (remove temp files, scan registry, hit make backup and save it to desktop, hit clean. Repeat the scan/clean process until the scan no longer finds anything)

Reboot.

If it boots, delete all the backups (i have never had it not boot)

Go to the OFFICIAL sites, and download the latest version of java, flash, shockwave, adobe air/reader, and remove spybot and malwarebytes.

Reboot.

Open Windows defender, turn it ON (it is the best antivirus out there), update it, delete everything in the quarantine.

Reboot.

You should be good after that.

System Mechanic is in fact not a anti-virus but a program to help speed up the computer by removing old files and such. Kinda like CCleaner

[TDP_Equinox]

System Mechanic is in fact not a anti-virus but a program to help speed up the computer by removing old files and such. Kinda like CCleaner

their site advertises it as an antivirus/cleaner.

Regardless, it is fake.

[Jsimon836]

Thanks for the quick responses everyone. As far as system mechanic goes, I have seen it work taking a friends computer from very slow/unusable back to a good stat. I thought the tuneup software was kind of fake before that but I have always had it so i never knew slow from system clutter etc. 

 

And I was thinking before getting that huge list of software just uninstalling system mechanic and using defender again to figure out the settings so that the command line utility doesn't waste resources and then go from there. I will continue updating you guys with my progress once I can get back to my home PC

[TDP_Equinox]

Thanks for the quick responses everyone. As far as system mechanic goes, I have seen it work taking a friends computer from very slow/unusable back to a good stat. I thought the tuneup software was kind of fake before that but I have always had it so i never knew slow from system clutter etc. 

 

And I was thinking before getting that huge list of software just uninstalling system mechanic and using defender again to figure out the settings so that the command line utility doesn't waste resources and then go from there. I will continue updating you guys with my progress once I can get back to my home PC

Do what you wish but system mechanic is certainly fake...