Microsoft pushed emergency patches this week for two zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, the antivirus software ...

Microsoft Defender Antivirus, formerly known as Windows Defender, is an antivirus program bundled with Windows 10. Microsoft Defender Antivirus has many features, including substantial security ...

All Windows PCs come with a built-in security feature called Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), which helps prevent unauthorized software from running by allowing only trusted applications.

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

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

With nearly two decades of retail management and project management experience, Brett Day can simplify complex traditional and Agile project management philosophies and methodologies and can explain ...

Q: Are Windows Defender warnings that pop up with a phone number legit? A: Microsoft’s built-in security tool has improved over the years, and it still blocks plenty of everyday threats. But the ...

Microsoft claims Windows Defender is all the protection you need. I've been testing antivirus software for decades, and the evidence—not to mention the threats it can't protect you from—says otherwise ...

Although the team with Microsoft moved swiftly to patch the BlueHammer vulnerability, other exploits still threaten Microsoft Defender and Windows users. No less than ...

Q: Are Windows Defender warnings that pop up with a phone number legit? A: Microsoft’s built-in security tool has improved over the years, and it still blocks plenty of everyday threats. But the ...

IT security researchers are reporting internet attacks on the partly unpatched security vulnerabilities BlueHammer, RedSun, and UnDefend. These affect Windows Defender and allow, for example, the ...