In order to successfully encrypt a victim's data, the Clop CryptoMix Ransomware is now attempting to disable Windows Defender as well as remove the Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes' ...

Windows Defender, now known as Windows Security in Windows 11, is the free security suite that comes with the Operating System. While not a perfect anti-malware software, this built-in anti-malware ...

Microsoft Defender (previously Windows Defender) has been a part of the Windows operating system since the early 2000s, with Microsoft improving and iterating on it up to the present — and presumably ...

It might have a legit looking phone number, but that Windows Defender alert might be fake. Here's what to look out for.

If you want to partially uninstall Windows Security from Windows Server, this step-by-step guide will help you. You can use Server Manager and Windows PowerShell to ...

Developed by security researcher es3n1n, a tool called Defendnot can trick and disable Windows Defender, which is built into Windows operating systems. The tool makes Windows believe that a real ...

An ongoing Zloader campaign uses a new infection chain to disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) on victims' computers to evade detection. According to Microsoft's stats, ...

In the latest Windows 10 builds, Microsoft has taken things to their logical conclusion by removing the option to disable Defender entirely. Microsoft regularly takes flak for removing customization ...

If Windows Defender is blocking Avast antivirus on your system, use the following fixes to resolve the issue. Some users were able to fix this issue by disabling the Secure Boot. Secure Boot helps ...

Trickbot is not a new threat, but it is an evolving one. The latest twist of the banking Trojan knife as far as Windows 10 users are concerned is the addition of new methods to not only evade but ...

Tucked inside Windows is a handy malware-removal tool that keeps working in the background and proves surprisingly useful ...