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 ...

GreatXML can bypass BitLocker on Windows systems where Defender Offline Scan was used, exposing encrypted drive data.

GreatXML, a new Windows BitLocker bypass exploit, targets a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Defender’s offline scan.

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 ...

Researcher’s feud with Microsoft continues to escalate with new Windows zero-day flaw that an experience vulnerability expert ...

If Windows Defender real-time protection keeps turning on in Windows 11, turn off Tamper Protection, add the app or folder to ...

If you’re faced with this issue, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to resolve the issue. Clear browser cache Run AV scan using third-party tools ...

A really simple fix for the Windows Defender alert that states items were skipped during a scan has been discovered and it involves just enabling network scanning. Over the weekend, we reported that ...

Since the dawn of the Internet, companies have been eager to produce and sell anti-virus and security software to keep your computer safe. But your company doesn't necessarily need to buy third-party ...

For the past couple of weeks, Windows 10 users have been reporting that Windows Defender scans are skipping files due to a configured exclusion or network scanning setting. The users who report ...

Microsoft this week announced that its Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management solution can now scan Windows devices that are lacking certain agent support. This capability, called "authenticated ...