Windows Defender And Windows Update Not Working (among Other Things)

I am not finding any malware in your logs. Let's try this before I send you to software:

Download Windows Repair by Tweaking.com and unzip the contents into a newly created folder on your desktop.

• Now run Repair_Windows.exe by double clicking on it ( if you are running Vista or Win 7, use right click and select Run As Administrator)
• Now select the Start Repairs tab.
• The click the Start button.
• Create a System Restore point if prompted.
• On the next screen, click the Unselect All button to first deselect all repairs.
• Now select the following repair options:
  • Reset Registry Permissions
  • Reset File Permissions
  • Register System Files
  • Repair WMI
  • Repair Windows Firewall
  • Remove Policies Set By Infections
  • Repair Winsock & DNS Cache
  • Repair Proxy Settings
  • Repair Windows Updates
  • Set Windows Services To Default Startup
• Now on the lower right side check the box to Restart/Shutdown System When Finished
• Then make sure the Restart System radio button is enabled.
• Shutdown any other programs that you are running now before continuing.
• Now click the Start button.
• Be patient while the tool repairs the selected items.
• It should reboot automatically when finished.

 

@Tim, Windows Repair has changed. Here is the new procedure you should add to your boiler plates.


Download Windows Repair by Tweaking.com and unzip the contents into a newly created folder on your desktop.

• Now run Repair_Windows.exe by double clicking on it ( if you are running Vista or Win 7, use right click and select Run As Administrator)
• Now select the + Repairs tab.
• Then click the + Open Repairs button down on the bottom right.
• This will automatically begin a registry backup, so wait for it to complete and when it finishes, you will see a list of many possible different repairs and they are all selected by default. At the bottom of this form there is a not so obvious Unselect All Repairs check box which is to the right of a check box with a green check mark in it. Please click the Unselect All Repairs box. The green check mark box is to Select All Repairs. The ony way you see what these boxes are is when your mouse hovers over them.
• Now select the following repair options ( the numbers at the begin are the current repair numbers but this is subject to change.)
  • 01 - Reset Registry Permissions
  • 02 - Reset File Permissions
  • 03 - Reset Service Permissions
  • 04 - Register System Files
  • 05 - Repair WMI
  • 06 - Repair Windows Firewall
  • 10 - Remove Policies Set By Infections
  • 13 - Network
  • 14 - Repair Proxy Settings
  • 15 - Repair Windows Updates
  • 21 - Repair MSI (Windows Installer)
  • 23 - Repair File Associations (12 )
  • 26 - Restore Important Windows Services
  • 27 - Set Windows Services To Default Startup
• Now on the right side under the When Repairs Complete title, check the box for Restart/Shutdown System and then make sure the Restart System radio button is enabled not the Shutdown System button.
• Shutdown any other programs that you are running now before continuing.
• Now click the Start Repairs button at the lower right.
• Be patient while the tool repairs the selected items.
• It should reboot automatically when finished. If it does not then reboot it yourself.

 

Since this does not appear to be a malware issue, I can only suggest you post in the software forum.

If you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:

1. We recommend you keep Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for scanning/removal of malware.
2. Renable your Disk Emulation software with Defogger if you had disabled it in step 4 of the READ & RUN ME.
3. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis. If you don't see it or it will not uninstall, don't worry about it. Just move on to the next step.
4. If running Vista, Win 7 or Win 8, it is time to make sure you have reenabled UAC by double clicking on the C:\MGtools\enableUAC.reg file and allowing it to be added to the registry.
5. Now goto the C:\MGtools folder and find the MGclean.bat file. Double click ( if running Vista, Win7, or Win 8 Right Click and Run As Administrator ) on this file to run this cleanup program that will remove files and folders related to MGtools and some other items from our cleaning procedures.
6. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
7. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:
   • How to Protect yourself from malware!

 

Based on your logs, you do not even have Microsoft Security Essentials installed. Thus Windows Defender, which is part of this in Win 7, cannot run.

 

I have moved your thread back to the software forum. Good luck.