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Think Windows 11's antivirus is broken? Thankfully it isn't, although the app is suffering from a pretty frustrating bug.

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that causes incorrect alerts warning that Defender Antivirus was turned off after installing recent updates.

On some PCs, Windows 11 has been incorrectly warning that Microsoft Defender is turned off, even when it isn't, for almost ...

Per Windows Latest, “in our tests, we found that the Windows Security app, which manages Microsoft Defender Antivirus, randomly throws up ‘Turn on virus protection’ pop-ups when you boot Windows and ...

Microsoft has fixed the bug that made Windows Security wrongly claim Microsoft Defender Antivirus was turned off. According ...

After installing the latest Defender Antivirus update for Windows 11, users have started reporting that their operating ...

Microsoft fixes false Defender Antivirus disabled alerts with version 4.18.26080.4, resolving the issue across supported ...

The glitch, which Microsoft says it working to fix, creates an attacker opportunity by convincing users to ignore critical cybersecurity alerts.

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The 'ShieldBreak' flaw can let an attacker use Windows Defender to escalate their privileges on the OS. Microsoft previously threatened legal action against the researcher, Nightmare Eclipse. Official ...

Microsoft Defender Antivirus, formerly known as Windows Defender, is a built-in antivirus and antimalware service that comes with Windows 10, Windows 11 and some versions of Windows Server. In its ...