Windows 11's antivirus is telling users that it's turned off — but don't panic, this is just a bug

Think Windows 11's antivirus is broken? Thankfully it isn't, although the app is suffering from a pretty frustrating bug.
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Windows 11 moves to one restart a month; hotpatch PCs get two in September

Microsoft restarts Windows 11 once a month, syncing driver and firmware updates with Patch Tuesday, but hotpatch PCs face two restarts in September and October.
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Microsoft explains that it's fixing a bug in Windows 11's antivirus that's happening 'intermittently' and is likely to fool people into thinking that Defender is broken

Think Windows 11's antivirus is broken? Thankfully it isn't, although the app is suffering from a pretty frustrating bug.
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Windows is telling you Defender is off. Microsoft says it is lying.

Getting a red banner telling you your antivirus is disabled is exactly the kind of notification that ruins an evening, and ...
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Iranian Hackers Pose as Recruiters to Deliver Cross-Platform RATs Through Coding Tests

Nimbus Manticore uses trojanized coding challenges to deploy NodeRabbit and PollCat RATs across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Chave digital Office 2024 por 17,2 € antes do prazo de 13 de outubro

Windows 10 perde as atualizações a 13 de outubro e o Office 2016/2019 já não as tem. Chave digital Office 2024 por 17,2 € na ...
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Zerodayleaker geeft instabiele Kaspersky-exploit vrij voor Windows-hack - update

De securityonderzoeker die de afgelopen tijd zerodaykwetsbaarheden in Windows onthulde, maakt een zeroday openbaar in ...

What a smart firewall does and why it matters on home Wi-Fi

Router firewalls and software firewalls serve different roles in protecting your home Wi-Fi from unwanted traffic and ...