A recent update to Windows 10's Microsoft Defender antivirus solution ironically allows it to download malware and other files to a Windows computer. Legitimate operating system files that can be ...

Microsoft released a new tool designed to patch Windows 10 and Windows Server installation images with the latest Microsoft Defender updates to minimize the protection gap systems face until ...

Windows Defender has been available as a built-in antivirus for Windows 10 and earlier for several years now. The antivirus has grown quite popular with Windows users thanks to being lightweight and ...

Microsoft has had more than its fair share of Windows 10 quality control problems over the past few months, with one of the most recent ones relating to its Windows Defender anti-malware software. As ...

Facepalm: Microsoft Defender should provide plenty of security features for Windows-based home and enterprise customers. Some of those features, however, are turning against users and making system ...

System administrators were in for a surprise when Windows Defender flagged a recent Microsoft Office Update as malware. That was, fortunately, a false positive, but when you manage hundreds or ...

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly known as Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection) began flagging yesterday’s Google Chrome update as malicious, alarming users and admins and creating ...

As per a news story by Bleeping Computer, Windows system admins have reported that there have been numerous false alerts after Microsoft Defender for Endpoint mistakenly tagged a new Office update as ...

Windows's update stopped Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from running or starting for users who have Windows Server Core installed in their devices. International buyers listen to a speeck in front of ...

In an ironic turn of events, a recent update has allowed Microsoft Defender on Windows 10 to download files from remote sources, including malware. This could lead to exploitation by attackers.