Releases: ionuttbara/windows-defender-remover
release12.6
What's new?
Deprecated Security Center Settings because are taken as virus in MalwareBytes and BitDefender
Fixed some many errors and bug fixes.
Made an x86-32bit version of the script.
Completly switched from PowerRun to GetTrustedInstaller.
Warning!
Some antiviruses/antimalware engines can take this app as a malware/virus. So i recommend antivirus disablation before to downloaded ir! Also starting Windows 11( 22H2 Moment 2 or newer) it need to disable Tamper Proteciton from Windows Security Settings.
Note of testing
These notes are for x64 and ARM64 (Windows 11 only) releases.
✅ Windows 8.1 and ALL version of Windows 10 (all options)
✅ Windows 11 (all options) ( uwp error solved and removed for now, needs more feedback)
✅ Windows 11 Dev Channel (needs feedback)
⛔ Windows 11 Canary Channel / Windows 12 Alpha Build DO NOT USE!. its a bug which removes another content from C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows in all options. build 26010+.
⛔ Microsoft Patched recently the way to safe disable Defender. Working for another method. Remover is not affected. (affects Windows 11 only, in Windows 10 is working fine.)
release 12.5.8 (12.6 RC)
What's new?
Made the app to be less detecteble VirusTotal result
Tested hardness for Canary Channel 25905 (timebombed upon 14.09.2023, but tested for Tamper Protection Bypasses and more)
switched from PowerRun to superUser64 (so documentation will be updated, and also will be provided content)
Warning!
Some antiviruses/antimalware engines can take this app as a malware/virus. So i recommend antivirus disablation before to downloaded ir! Also starting Windows 11( 22H2 Moment 2 or newer) it need to disable Tamper Proteciton from Windows Security Settings.
(YOU CAN IGNORE THIS MESSAGE) For me the digital signature is OK, if you see unknown publisher, you must install certificate from the .exe properties you must install the certificate to Trusted Root Certification Authorities ( i will post a cmd command which you can do that soon), and it's optional
Note of testing
✅ Windows 8.1 and ALL version of Windows 10 (all options)
✅ Windows 11 21H2 & 22H2 RTM (all options)
✅ Windows 11 Canary Channel / Windows 12 Alpha Build (all options working, but entires of services will shown in registry,)
release 12.5.7
What's new?
Added Signature of executable to make original and evite any modified 3rd party version of script (and make less virus detectable too)
Warning!
Some antiviruses/antimalware engines can take this app as a malware/virus. So i recommend antivirus disablation before to downloaded ir! Also starting Windows 11( 22H2 Moment 2 or newer) it need to disable Tamper Proteciton from Windows Security Settings.
The curplit of virus detection is from Bat2Exe Converter so, i will work to search anything else to make less antivirus detectible. Where you extract the .exe content and put it into zip, the script content is safe 😊
Note of testing
✅ Windows 8.1 and ALL version of Windows 10 (all options)
✅ Windows 11 21H2 & 22H2 RTM (all options)
⛔ Windows 11 Canary Channel (build 25905) (all options not working, apply twice to get into work)
✅ Windows 11 Canary Channel / Windows 12 Alpha Build (all options working, but entires of services will shown in registry)
second release of 12.5.6
*fixing binding issue (#89), when you press another key than specified or ENTER the script is configured to close.
*tested for windows 11 23H2 update (Moment 4, build 22631)
Warning!
Some antiviruses/antimalware engines can take this app as a malware/virus. So i recommend antivirus disablation before to downloaded ir! Also starting Windows 11( 22H2 Moment 2 or newer) it need to disable Tamper Proteciton from Windows Security Settings.
The curplit of virus detection is from Bat2Exe Converter so, i will work to search anything else to make less antivirus detectible. Where you extract the .exe content and put it into zip, the script content is safe 😊
Note of testing
✅ Windows 8.1 and ALL version of Windows 10 (all options)
✅ Windows 11 21H2 & 22H2 RTM (all options)
⛔ Windows 11 Canary Channel (build 25905) (all options not working, apply twice to get into work)
✅ Windows 11 Canary Channel / Windows 12 Alpha Build (all options working, but entires of services will shown in registry)
release 12.5.6
*removed some security security settings which are depreciated by Microsoft a long time (ServiceKeepAlive and DisableAntiSpyware) are not working anymore with Windows 10 1703 or newer, but the removal script is unaffected.
*added disablation of Remote UAC
*added disablation/enablation of UAC in ~newer methods (are revertible)
!! Github things
*ability to update the code and sicronize with the project
release 12.5.5
fixing the spelling errors in code (when WdFilter is not removed). not this should to be removed.
release 12.5.4
added disablation/enablation of Windows Defender's Tasks in safe methods.
release 12.5.3
- temporary removed iso creator tool because it starts to produce problems
- added ability to force disable Dev Drive Protection in safe method.. (and legacy)
- the text for legacy removing defender is not in the app because i want to start to switch some settings in new safe methods (where microsoft store apps , and more things are working fine in Windows 11), so if you want to apply in Windows 10, or in lastest Canary Build, you can press Y.
release 12.5.2
Release 12.5.1
reverted from NSudo to PowerRun because of lack of running in ARM64