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 ...

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.

One of Defender’s bigger advantages is that it’s built directly into Windows. There’s nothing to install and nothing extra to ...

Windows 10 has reached the end of support, which means cybercriminals have it in their sights. You don't have to switch if ...

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 ...

Windows Defender is a crucial security tool designed to protect your system from harmful files and malware in Windows 11/10. However, dealing with it can sometimes be frustrating, as it mistakenly ...

There are times when you may want to turn off Windows Security. I'll show you how to (temporarily or permanently) disable it on Windows 11 Home and Pro. I also recommend creating a restore point, and ...

Microsoft retires Defender endpoint data alerting, requiring organizations to switch to Purview DLP to avoid losing ...

A malware campaign uses WhatsApp messages to deliver VBS scripts that initiate a multi-stage infection chain. The attack ...