ZDNet

Windows Defender malware scans are failing after a few seconds

There's currently a major bug in Windows Defender, the free antivirus software that ships with Windows 10. Running a Quick or Full scan will fail after a few seconds and only go through a handful of ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows Defender Antivirus Scans Broken After New Update

Update: This issue is now resolved in "Security Intelligence Update for Windows Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.301.1684.0)" definitions. Microsoft has released a new update for Windows ...
ZDNet

Windows Defender crashes: Microsoft fixes bug causing full scans to fail

Microsoft has rolled out a fix for a recent update that has been causing the Windows Defender built-in antivirus software to crash on Windows 10 PCs when running a full system scan. With around half a ...
PC World

Why are your Windows Defender antivirus scans slow? Here’s how to find out

Here are the basics: Microsoft Defender is the virus protection integrated into Windows by default. If no other antivirus program is installed and activated, Defender protects you against viruses. You ...
HotHardware

Another Windows 10 Update Is Causing Problems, This Time With Windows Defender

Few Windows 10 users will be surprised to hear that Microsoft has issued a Windows 10 update that has caused problems. This time out, an update for Windows Defender appears to have rendered the ...