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 longer version, for those who are interested, is that Microsoft detected a ...

Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR is a mature and proven service that triages, investigates, and responds to incidents and ...

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.

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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 ...

Microsoft published a new Defender update when it released its October 2024 Patch Tuesday (it did not release any in November.) This update package is necessary as a Windows installation image may ...

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

A Dec. 12 posting to Microsoft’s security update guide has confirmed that a Windows Defender vulnerability, rated as critical according to Microsoft itself, could have enabled an attacker who ...