While modern Defender relies heavily on cloud-delivered protection and AI-driven heuristics (detecting behavior rather than specific code), local definitions remain vital. If a system is offline or if a new threat closely mimics an older one, the local definition database is the final arbiter of safety. The "definition gap"—the time between a malware's release and the user's installation of the definition update—is a window of maximum vulnerability.
Version 155.11180.0 had a minor issue flagging a specific AutoIT script used by legitimate IT automation tools. Build includes exclusions for that specific hash, reducing the noise in enterprise environments.
This error means one of two things: