Windows Security (formerly Windows Defender) is the built-in antivirus tool bundled with the operating system. It has saved ...
All Windows PCs come with a built-in security feature called Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), which helps prevent unauthorized software from running by allowing only trusted applications.
Microsoft updates Defender in Windows install media to block threats during setup and close early security gaps.
Support for Windows 10 has ended, putting your system at risk. You don't have to upgrade—here's how to stay protected.
A security researcher has released a Windows zero day exploit called BlueHammer following a dispute with Microsoft. The flaw ...
The Microsoft Defender Security Research Team has confirmed that a pervasive new authentication code attack is compromising ...
Windows has a zero-day vulnerability that allows attackers to escalate their privileges. A patch is not yet available.
In a proof-of-concept, a security researcher demonstrated how the Windows Security Center API can be used to block the scans by Microsoft’s built-in antivirus tool. Windows Defender can be tricked ...
It’s imperative to keep Microsoft Defender up to date even when Windows Update isn’t working. Here are several methods to manually update Defender. Microsoft Defender is the built-in anti-malware ...