Unlike traditional attacks that rely on exploits, this succeeds through social engineering combined with abuse of Windows' own security architecture.

Recent versions of the TorBrowser, specifically because of the updated tor.exe file it contained, were being incorrectly flagged as potential threats by Windows Defender. Users were alerted to a ...

All modern Windows PCs come with Microsoft Defender built in. For the unaware, this tool is Windows’ native antivirus. Over time, it has matured into a reliable security tool capable of blocking a ...

Windows has had some recent security issues, but Microsoft has gnerally been good about offering critical fixes. A problem comes when people don't actually apply those fixes to make their systems more ...

Microsoft Defender Antivirus comes pre-installed as part of Windows 11. Is this solution adequate, or is it a good idea to ...

Microsoft Corp. has disabled a Windows feature that helps users download new applications after finding that hackers were using it to spread malware. The company announced the move on Thursday. The ...

It's natural to worry about your digital files stored on your computer. Cyber attacks have become quite a common thing. To be specific, about 4000 new cyber attacks occur every day. And to safeguard ...

There are many great choices out there for malware protection and detection. Unfortunately, Microsoft’s offering isn’t one of them. In recent tests by AV Test, the German lab that is pretty much the ...

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 definitions ...

In this post, we will learn what is Passive Mode and how to enable Defender for Endpoint in Passive mode (EDR in Block Mode) ...