Infected by Google redirect virus...UGH!!!!!

3nd said:

just a quick question (at the risk of hi-jacking the thread)...
i see a lot of yous are using windows defender , is that the same as windows security i see in the settings ?

It is the same

C:\>sc qc windefend
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS

SERVICE_NAME: windefend
TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
START_TYPE : 2 AUTO_START
ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL
BINARY_PATH_NAME : "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\platform\4.18.2201.10-0\MsMpEng.exe"
LOAD_ORDER_GROUP :
TAG : 0
DISPLAY_NAME : Microsoft Defender Antivirus Service
DEPENDENCIES : RpcSs
SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem



When you hover over the Windows antivirus tray icon

thanks