In a proof-of-concept, a security researcher demonstrated how the Windows Security Center API can be used to block the scans ...

A new tool named Defendnot can trick Windows into disabling Microsoft Defender by faking antivirus registration.

A new tool called Defendnot tricks Windows into thinking that a real antivirus program is installed, which causes Defender to ...

When Microsoft Defender is mentioned, most users think of the antivirus software included in Windows (currently called ...

Do you know that third-party apps can easily disable the Microsoft Defender in Windows and leave your system vulnerable? Here's how you can protect yourself.

The trick utilizes an undocumented Windows Security Center (WSC) API that antivirus ... Windows automatically disables Microsoft Defender to avoid conflicts from running multiple security ...

A security researcher built a program that the OS sees as an antivirus Since two AV programs can't run at the same time, ...

Eight or nine years ago, Windows Defender (as it was then called ... I went through the tedious process of opening the security center, finding the reported PUP, and sending it to quarantine.

Offers Reliable Infrastructure for Growing Networks. The evolution of networking infrastructures has brought with it the rising demand for systems that can ada ...

Microsoft says its Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) successfully disrupted the server infrastructure behind Lumma Stealer, a malware ...