ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft Defender will continue to work in Windows 10.Defender will receive regular security updates ...

Microsoft Defender will continue providing antivirus and threat detection on Windows 10 to defend against malware and other ...

Formerly known as Windows Defender, Microsoft Defender is an antivirus protection program that's included with Windows 10.

Of course, right after that passage, Microsoft recommends either continuing with Windows 10 under ESU or upgrading to Windows 11. Regardless of how much support Microsoft Defender receives in the ...

Antivirus software acts as a performance brake, especially on older PCs. However, with a few tricks you can significantly ...

Microsoft has pulled a recent Microsoft Defender update that was supposed to fix a known issue triggering persistent restart alerts and Windows Security warnings that Local Security Authority (LSA) ...

Microsoft this week announced that its Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management solution can now scan Windows devices that are lacking certain agent support. This capability, called "authenticated ...

Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in most of the west and several system admins across multiple IT companies definitely felt that yesterday. That's because Microsoft Defender went rogue and ...

Tired of Defender slowing things down? Here’s how to fix Microsoft Defender high CPU usage issues while keeping your PC safe and responsive.

Facepalm: Microsoft Defender should provide plenty of security features for Windows-based home and enterprise customers. Some of those features, however, are turning against users and making system ...

Microsoft had recently released new Defender anti-malware update package for Windows OS installation images, ie, for Windows Imaging Format (WIM) and VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) formats. The new ...

A Black Hat briefing on a now-fixed vulnerability underscores an old lesson: ‘Trust no one.’ LAS VEGAS—The worst thing a malware countermeasure can do is not missing hostile code on a computer–it’s ...