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Step 2 of 5 · Prepare Windows
40%Disable Antivirus
Windows Defender re-enables itself on reboot — use Defender Control.
Manually toggling Windows Defender off won't stick — it re-enables on every reboot. Defender Control by Sordum permanently disables it until you turn it back on.
Defender Control (Sordum)
sordum.org — free, extract and run as admin
- 1
Extract the ZIP and run dControl.exe as Administrator.
Password for the archive is
sordumif prompted. - 2
Click Disable Windows Defender — the window turns red.
- 3
Also add an exclusion for your loader folder in case Defender is re-enabled later.
Why is this needed?
Defender flags every loader and spoofer as a false positive and silently deletes files, which makes the product look broken.