Microsoft Defender offers solid baseline protection against malware, but sometimes, you might want to disable it. Here's how ...

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says a tech support scam used a fake Windows Defender pop-up, tricking the victim to ...

As internet threats have evolved, Windows has consistently provided tools to help users stay safe online. One of the earliest ...

Microsoft has confirmed a critical vulnerability in Windows Defender that could leak file content data but advised users to do nothing—here’s why.

"Improper authorization of an index that contains sensitive information from a Global Files search in Windows Defender allows ...

This is why we find it’s best to disable Defender and use a trusted third-party antivirus. Microsoft doesn’t allow users to uninstall Windows Defender altogether for security reasons.

Microsoft has released a new Defender anti-malware update package for Windows OS installation images, ie, for Windows Imaging Format (WIM) and VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) formats. The latest ...

Microsoft is warning of an issue when using a media support to install Windows 11, version 24H2, that causes the operating ...

You're not alone, but there's indeed a new surge in PC Game Pass ads on Windows 11. These ads are not going anywhere.

In the case of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint ... PPL is enabled by default on Windows 11 and recently, ASR rule for blocking credential stealing was also enabled by default.

On Windows 11/10, you can enable scanning of archive (.zip, .rar, and .cab) files with Microsoft Defender for better and enhanced security and protection. In today’s post, we will show you how ...

Microsoft Defender, which is built into Windows, can do this too. (Microsoft changed the name from Windows Defender several years ago, but it’s the same program.) Some antivirus suites also run ...