Microsoft has pulled a recent Microsoft Defender update that was supposed to fix a known issue triggering persistent restart alerts and Windows Security warnings that Local Security Authority (LSA) ...

With the release of Windows 10 version 1903 (May 2019 Update), Microsoft has made its operating system a more secure platform by default thanks to a feature called Tamper Protection. As ZDNet reports, ...

A: Windows Defender Antivirus (known simply as Windows Defender in the past) is a fully capable means of antivirus protection for Windows PCs. Is it a replacement for other free versions of threat ...

Ransomware attacks have been on the rise lately, and both organizations and consumers need to protect themselves as best they can before the problem worsens over time. As it turns out, one of the most ...

Windows Defender does a decent job of blocking malware but lacks many of the protection features found in suites like Trend Micro Internet Security.

Over the years, I have developed something of a love/hate relationship with Windows Defender. On one hand, Windows Defender has actually caught malware infections that other anti-virus programs have ...

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Toggle the Real-time protection switch off. You may receive a User Account Control (UAC) prompt asking if you want to allow the change to occur. Select Yes. When you're ready to turn system protection ...

The ‘Virus and Threat Protection‘ area in Windows Security, is one of the seven areas that protect your device and let you specify how you want your device protected in Windows Security Center. Virus ...

Microsoft has announced today that the Windows 10 Tamper Protection security feature is now officially generally available for the Enterprise and consumers. Along with this announcement, Microsoft ...

In February 2018, Microsoft officials announced they planned to make the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) available for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. The targeted delivery date for ...