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AV-TEST recently released its report comparing various antivirus solutions for home users on Windows 10. The firm found that Microsoft Defender, among others, can be system hogs sometimes.
Microsoft Defender did really well in a Windows web malware test last time. This time around though, its performance was not the best. Other solutions like Kaspersky performed even worse.
Microsoft has detailed how users can use its new Hardware and Firmware Assessment tool inside Defender to detect, manage and deploy patched firmware for AMD's CPUs that have the Zenbleed flaw.
Microsoft has released a special Defender update for Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server. This update is meant to bring improved security and performance to Windows install images.
Microsoft suggests that it finally managed to, once and for all, resolve the Defender Local Security Authority (LSA) protection off issue, which has been plaguing Windows 11 systems since March.
Microsoft has released a special Defender update for Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server. This update is meant to bring improved security and performance to Windows install images.
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CrowdStrike has shared details on Spyboy Terminator EDR killer. It is one of the EDRs, alongside the likes of Microsoft Defender, Avast, and more, that can be disabled by the evasion tool.
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Microsoft has admitted that the Windows 11 security issue, wherein Defender would wrongly display LSA protection is disabled, isn't really fixed. The company has provided the same workaround.
Microsoft has apparently begun scanning encrypted and password-protected ZIP files now on SharePoint. The change was discovered yesterday by a senior Security Researcher and Analyst.
AV-Comparatives recently released its Real-World Protection test for web threats where Microsoft Defender did quite well. In the following Malware Protection test too, Defender has shown improvement.
Microsoft Defender recently did quite poorly in AV-TEST's performance impact test. However, the product was one of the best in AV-Comparatives' web protection test alongside the likes of Kaspersky.
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Microsoft recently began patching UEFI bootkit vulnerabilities with this month's Patch Tuesday update. The company has now released a helpful guide about blocking such Windows boot managers.
In AV-TEST's new anti-malware ranking, the first of 2023, Microsoft has performed the worst among all in one of the three categories. The firm has found that Defender hogs the system pretty badly.
This is another reminder that unofficial apps can cause issues on Windows sometimes. Following a popular debloater app being removed from Store, Defender Remover was also found to be breaking UWP.
Microsoft has released a special Defender update for Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Servers This update is meant to bring improved security and performance to Windows install images.
Microsoft published a solutions feature guide on Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Office 365. It will help enable security features and get the most value out of their security solutions.
After recently stating that Defender will not be coming to AtlasOS anytime soon, the developer of the Windows 10 lite variant has backtracked following a lot of backlash from the community.
Lighter versions of the Windows OS, be it Windows 10 or 11, are often in demand as they don't require powerful hardware. AtlasOS is such a software but it disables key features like Defender.
Microsoft has confirmed it has fixed the Local Security Authority (LSA) is off issue with a recent update to Defender. The company is also pushing out new kernel-mode hardware stack protection.
Microsoft may have quietly fixed the Local Security Authority (LSA) is off issue with a recent update to Defender. The company is also pushing out new kernel-mode hardware stack protection.
Microsoft has released special Defender update for Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Servers This update is meant to bring improved security and performance to Windows install images.
Microsoft and Mozilla have managed to fix a five year old bug in Windows Defender which was causing relatively high CPU usage on Firefox compared to other browsers like Chrome and Edge.
Microsoft has brought several sophisticated cybersecurity features to Teams through Microsoft Defender 365. However, the capabilities are only available to customers with certain licenses.
Microsoft has already confirmed that a recent Defender update has been leading to an "LSA protection is off" error. The bug may also be causing another issue where TPM detection is faulty.
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If you are on Windows 11, and you have encountered the LSA protection is off message recently, even though it is on, Microsoft has confirmed it's a bug. A workaround for it has also been provided.
A new custom detection feature in real-time inside Microsoft 365 Defender is now ready for public preview. A senior Microsoft employee has announced the change and explained how it can help users.
Microsoft has made the life of system admins and IT admins a bit easier. The company recently announced that it had quietly made welcome changes to the way the AppLocker app control policies worked.
The latest edition of Microsoft Weekly is filled to the brim with news about the latest major update to Windows 11, "Moment 2", a reference to Windows 12, and updates to services like Windows 365.
BlackLotus, which is a bootkit, has been doing the rounds on the internet since last year. This bootkit is capable of bypassing Secure Boot, disabling BitLocker, Microsoft Defender, and more.
In an email to Microsoft 365 subscribers, Microsoft is informing customers that the Microsoft Defender app will automatically be installed on their Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs soon.
Microsoft has officially validated the workaround for the mayhem caused by Defender yesterday. The company has published a fix but has confirmed it can't restore the deleted shortcuts for you.
Microsoft Defender goofed up again as system admins found it was deleting shortcuts on Windows 10 from the Start menu and Taskbar. The company acknowledged the issue and has now issued a fix.
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After a poor showing in the last AV-TEST results, Microsoft Defender has once again managed to fare much better. Curiously, this coincides with the test bed moving back to Windows 10 from 11.
Microsoft Defender, AVG, Avast, and more, were found vulnerable to a new zero-day security exploit through which harmless files, even system files, could be deleted using the anti-virus.
After very poor showings in terms of system performance impact in AV-TEST's and AV-Comparatives' reports, Microsoft Defender does really well in the latter's malware protection ranking.
AV-Comparatives recently released its Performance test for the month of October 2022. In the evaluation, Microsoft Defender was found to be the worst offender with the highest performance impact.
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AV-TEST, which tests and ranks antivirus solutions, has conducted its first Windows 11-based security test. However, Defender, despite all of Microsoft's touting, has managed to come in last place.
Sordum announces that it is killing off its Defender Control updates. The app enabled users to disable Microsoft Defender but recently there have been a lot of complains about certain issues.
AV-Comparatives has released its latest September 2022 antivirus assessment, which shows that Microsoft Defender has once again done poorly in false positive detection despite improving overall.
You can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keys
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