‘Antivirus Is Turned Off’—Microsoft Confirms Windows Update Mistake

Per Windows Latest, “in our tests, we found that the Windows Security app, which manages Microsoft Defender Antivirus, ...

Microsoft fixes known issue causing Windows Defender crashes

Microsoft has resolved a bug that caused Windows Defender to crash after a recent security update, resulting in 0xc0000005 ...
Research Snipers

Windows Defender: Microsoft screws up update, disables virus scanners

Microsoft actually wanted to close a security gap, but a current update now apparently partially paralyzes Windows Defender.
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Windows 11 is warning “Virus protection is off,” Microsoft confirms it’s false, but verify if Defender is actually enabled

If Windows 11 is sending alerts that you need to turn on virus protection and your PC is unprotected, don't worry.
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New Microsoft Defender update lands for Windows ISO images

Microsoft updates Defender for Windows 11, Windows 10, and Server installation images with security intelligence version ...

Microsoft Weekly: New Windows 11 context menu, broken Defender scans, GTA 6 leaks, and more0 0

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories in our latest recap. See what was broken by the last Patch Tuesday update, the ...
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Microsoft just rushed patches for two Defender zero-days code-named 'RedSun' and 'UnDefend' — both already being exploited right now on Windows devices

Microsoft pushed emergency patches this week for two zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, the antivirus software baked into every modern Windows PC. Both flaws are already being exploited in ...