Microsoft Antimalware has encountered an error

Microsoft Antimalware has encountered an error  trying to update signatures.

Microsoft Antimalware is the service which helps protect users from malware and other potentially unwanted software.

New Signature Version : Not mentioned
Previous signature version :0.0.0.0
Update Source : Microsoft Update Server
Update stage : download
Source path : http://www.microsoft.com
Signature type : antivirus
Update Type : FULL
User : NT AUTHORITY/ SYSTEM
Current engine version : Not available
Previous engine version : 0.0.0.0
Error code : 0x80240022
Error description : The program can't check for definition updates.

Solution : You can perform definition updates for microsoft security essentials from the following site
"http://definitionupdates.microsoft.com/download/DefinitionUpdates/x86/mpam-fe.exe " by installing mpam-fe.exe

For an event having error code 0x8024402c the error description was "An unexpected problem occurred while checking for updates".For information on installing or troubleshooting updates, see help and support.Additional details includes update stage as search and event id as 2001.

There is also possible to occur microsoft antimalware error from the following sources with error codes as,
Update source : microsoft malware protection center
Error code : 0x80072ee7
Error description :  The server name or address could not be resolved.


Update source : Microsoft update server.
Error code : 0x80072f78.
Error description : The server returned an invaid or unrecognized response.
Event id : 2001.

Error code : 0x80072ee2
Error description : The operation timed out.
solution : Check your internet connection and ensure it is not weak/slow or broken.

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