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Security researchers have found that a utility inside Microsoft's own Defender anti-virus is being abused by LockBit ransomware threat actors to deliver malicious payload to victim systems.
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Microsoft has released the newest Windows 11 Build 25151 to the Dev channel insiders today. As usual, the new build brings plenty of changes and improvements, as well as bug fixes.
WinLock is an innovative security application that allows administrators to configure and restrict access to sensitive information on a computer.
AV-Comparatives has released its latest March 2022 anti-virus program assessment report which shows that Microsoft Defender has really poor offline detection rate. Aside from that, it has done well.
A new remote access trojan (RAT) or BitRAT has been found which is being distributed through fake Windows product license key activation tools. It is able to bypass detections by Windows Defender.
An unofficial patch for a Windows LPE security vulnerability under "CVE-2021-34484" is out, one that was supposedly fixed by Microsoft via its Patch Tuesday updates twice, but apparently not.
Microsoft has published a guidance for security admins about reporting of potential false positives. This follows a recent incident when the firm's Office updates were flagged as malware by Defender.
Windows Defender, now called Microsoft Defender performed great in AV-TEST's assessment in the second half of 2021. Despite that, the product has failed to win any awards in the home user category.
Microsoft has made changes to Windows Defender's Exclusions as the section is no longer visible to users who don't have administrator rights, whereas previously, it was visible to everyone.
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Microsft said earlier today via a blog post that it will block all Office files (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word), that contain VBA Macros, by default, to protect users from malware.
ESET has released updated builds for a whole bunch of its products on Windows. These updated product builds fix a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability that the firm learned about last year.
In the latest December 2021 AV-TEST anti-virus ranking for home users, Microsoft Windows Defender has outscored some of its rival anti-malware products, showing relative improvement since last time.
A new security baseline has been released for Windows 10 21H2. It brings protection and prevention against PrintNightmare, ransomware attacks, and more. Windows 11 also received the package earlier.
German security research institute AV-TEST has released its October 2021 Windows 10 report for anti-virus assessment. Among the programs tested here, Microsoft's Windows Defender has done very well.
Microsoft has been accused of slashing bug bounty reward money by large amounts by several security researchers. One of them said his finding was worth just 10% compared to the earlier value.
Free and light benchmarking utility UserBenchmark is flagged by close to two dozen anti-virus programs as malware, according to VirusTotal. Windows Security, too, flags it as a "Severe" trojan.
More images of the Microsoft Defender Preview have leaked and the app seems unfinished at the moment. However, the new Defender isn't going to be Windows 11-exclusive like we had thought earlier.
WinLock is an innovative security application that allows administrators to configure and restrict access to sensitive information on a computer.
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"Made on Windows 11 Alpha" themed malicious Microsoft Word documents have been discovered by the security researchers at Anomali. The maldoc implements VBA macros to deliver a JavaScript payload.
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Microsoft will not be providing any updates for users who install Windows 11 on unsupported systems. This apparently also includes security updates which often patch dangerous vulnerabilities.
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WinLock is an innovative security application that allows administrators to configure and restrict access to sensitive information on a computer.
WinLock is an innovative security application that allows administrators to configure and restrict access to sensitive information on a computer.
WinLock is an innovative security application that allows administrators to configure and restrict access to sensitive information on a computer.
WinLock is an innovative security application that allows administrators to configure and restrict access to sensitive information on a computer.
WinLock is an innovative security application that allows administrators to configure and restrict access to sensitive information on a computer.
WinLock is an innovative security application that allows administrators to configure and restrict access to sensitive information on a computer.
WinLock is an innovative security application that allows administrators to configure and restrict access to sensitive information on a computer.
WinLock is an innovative security application that allows administrators to configure and restrict access to sensitive information on a computer.
Microsoft quickly fixed a recent Windows Defender definition update that introduced a bug causing Defender to crash. The crash caused the Antivirus service to terminate, which had to be restarted.
In a new post, Microsoft has detailed its process of ensuring that its customers stay secure when using Windows 10. The post details Defender and its relationship with third parties.
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