Microsoft’s built-in security tool has improved over the years, and it still blocks plenty of everyday threats. But the latest news — along with a wave of scams abusing the Windows Defender name — ...

Morning All (In Europe).<BR><BR>I walked into the office this morning to see something quite scary pop up on my screen.<BR>Windows Defender for the first time popped up warning me I hadn't scanned my ...

Microsoft broke its built-in antivirus utility, thanks to a patch for a different issue. A broken Microsoft Windows Defender signature file that was causing system file checks to fail got a patch this ...

Do you rely on Windows Defender? If not, why? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft's own security solution has come a long ...

Ever since Windows 11 came out, Microsoft has made a big fuss over why its new operating system is the most secure Windows OS ever. The company constantly nudges users who are on older Windows ...