A really simple fix for the Windows Defender alert that states items were skipped during a scan has been discovered and it involves just enabling network scanning. Over the weekend, we reported that ...

Ask your administrator Start Windows Security Health Service Reinstall using Windows Terminal Check Group Policy settings Use System Restore point Before you begin, you should know that now Windows ...

If you have a Windows 10 or 11 machine with an Intel Core CPU from the 8th-through-11th generations, you definitely want to read this post. As it happens, Windows Defender's real-time protection on ...

You may see this message This setting is managed by your administrator for the following functions in Windows Security: Real-time protection Cloud delivery protection Automatic Sample Submission.

Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band security update today to fix two critical security issues -- a zero-day vulnerability in the Internet Explorer scripting engine that has been exploited ...

(CNN) -- Microsoft issued two emergency Windows updates Monday to protect against "critical" and "important" vulnerabilities impacting Internet Explorer and Windows Defender, the anti-virus software.

FOX19 - Malware can infect computers when users click on a bad link, or open an attachment. But a new threat—described as one of the worst ever—can attack your computer with zero interaction from you.

Microsoft has resolved an issue that breaks multiple Microsoft 365 Defender features using the network data reporting service after installing July's Windows Server updates. The Microsoft 365 Defender ...

Towards the end of March, Microsoft confirmed a Windows 11 issue where the Windows security app would incorrectly display "Local Security Authority protection is off", even when the feature was ...

Update, March 31, 2025: This story, originally published March 29, has been updated with an explanation of LOLBINS as well as further technical information regarding the Windows Defender Application ...