Tag: false positive

Microsoft fixed a Defender false positive that flagged legitimate DigiCert certificates as malware, disrupting Windows trust ...
Windows Report

Hackers Use Fake Claude AI Download to Deploy New Beagle Malware on Windows

A fake Claude AI website spreads the new Beagle Windows backdoor through a malicious installer disguised as a Claude-Code developer tool.

These 5 critical Windows Defender settings are off by default - turn them on ASAP

Windows Defender has several security settings, including some you need to switch on to get the utmost protection. Here's why ...

5 Windows Defender settings I change ASAP on any new PC

Windows Defender is a capable antivirus solution built into Windows itself. Unless you’ve installed a different antivirus ...

Microsoft Defender wrongly flags DigiCert certs as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha

Microsoft Defender is detecting legitimate DigiCert root certificates as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha, resulting in ...
PCMagOpinion

I've Tested Every Major Antivirus. Please Don't Rely on Just Microsoft Defender

Microsoft claims Windows Defender is all the protection you need. I've been testing antivirus software for decades, and the ...
GitHub

Clear Windows Defender History Files

ClearDefenderHistory.cmd clears the Windows Defender "Protection history" by creating a scheduled task, configured to run as SYSTEM, that clears the Windows Defender logs on next restart of the ...