Microsoft Safety Scanner

Microsoft Safety Scanner 1.461.216.0

A scan tool designed to find and remove malware from Windows computers. Download it and run a scan to find malware and try to reverse changes made by identified threats.

  • By Microsoft Corporation
  • Proprietary
  • Updated Oct 26, 2026
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About Microsoft Safety Scanner

A scan tool designed to find and remove malware from Windows computers. Download it and run a scan to find malware and try to reverse changes made by identified threats.

The tool uses the same security intelligence update definitions as (among others) Microsoft Defender Antivirus. Safety Scanner does however not have an internal definition update checker, but does get app updates every 3-4 hours. Thus, the Winget package may lag some days behind Windows Update + Microsoft Defender Antivirus.

Technical details

PublisherMicrosoft Corporation
Version1.461.216.0
Release date2026-10-26
LicenseProprietary
Installer typeportable
Architecturex86, x64
Package IDMicrosoft.SafetyScanner

Links & install command

Install Microsoft Safety Scanner from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=Microsoft.SafetyScanner -e

microsoft-defender-antivirusmicrosoft-safety-scannermsertwindows-security

Older versions

  • 1.461.215.0
  • 1.461.214.0
  • 1.461.211.0
  • 1.461.209.0
  • 1.461.208.0
  • 1.461.206.0
  • 1.461.204.0
  • 1.461.202.0
  • 1.461.201.0