In an email to Microsoft 365 subscribers, Microsoft is informing customers that the Microsoft Defender app will automatically be installed on their Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs soon. Although Windows ...

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A recent update to Windows 10's Microsoft Defender antivirus solution ironically allows it to download malware and other files to a Windows computer. Legitimate operating system files that can be ...

Windows Defender supports Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003. Microsoft's Windows Defender product manager Mike Chan says the anti-spyware utility, which was originally acquired when ...

They say with great power comes great responsibility, and you would think Windows Defender would be incredibly responsible -- at least when it comes to security. As it turns out, however, that Windows ...

Microsoft has removed the ability to download files using Windows Defender after it was demonstrated how it could be used by attackers to download malware onto a computer. Last week, we reported that ...

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

Though many Windows 10 users opt for third-party antivirus protection, those who use Microsoft Defender may not be getting all of the protection they could. Here’s how to check your settings and what ...

The system that defends your computer may be throttling your downloads.

Microsoft really wants you to know that its anti-malware, once an industry laggard, is today the best option for Windows 10 machines. This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet/TechRepublic special feature ...

Earlier this week, the always informative Bleeping Computer reported that an update to Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows 10 users meant it could itself be used to download malware files. So, ...