Microsoft deleted an official Windows 11 blog that claimed users no longer needed third-party antivirus software like McAfee ...

Data-harvesting malware Phemedrone exploits vulnerability in Windows Defender SmartScreen to avoid warnings and checks. It collects various sensitive data and sends them to the hackers. The ...

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Microsoft has patched today a Windows Defender SmartScreen zero-day exploited in the wild by a financially motivated threat group to deploy the DarkMe remote access trojan (RAT). The hacking group ...

An actively exploited security bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is being exploited in a new stealer campaign to download malicious executables on the victim’s system. Tracked as ...

A Microsoft Defender SmartScreen vulnerability patched in November has found fresh active exploitation in a Phemedrone information-stealing malware campaign, according to cybersecurity research and ...

Though many Windows 10 users opt for third-party antivirus protection, those who use Microsoft Defender may not be getting all of the protection they could. Here’s how to check your settings and what ...

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 ...