Microsoft Defender offers solid baseline protection against malware, but sometimes, you might want to disable it. Here's how ...

There is (or was) a vulnerability in Windows Defender, but you don't have to worry about it. That's the short version. The ...

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says a tech support scam used a fake Windows Defender pop-up, tricking the victim to call and download software.

Here’s what she described: "I received a pop-up that froze my computer and read, ‘Access to this system is blocked for security reasons’ from Windows Defender Security Center. It came with ...

Microsoft Defender, which is built into Windows, can do this too. (Microsoft changed the name from Windows Defender several years ago, but it’s the same program.) Some antivirus suites also run ...

files with Microsoft Defender for better and enhanced security and protection. In today’s post, we will show you how to configure Windows Defender to scan archive files in Windows 11/10.

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender Antivirus > Scan This policy setting allows you to configure scanning mapped network drives. If you enable ...

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 ...