Some malware is really good at hiding itself. You can thwart those malicious plans by running Windows Defender in offline mode.

Microsoft’s rootkit-busting scanner, Windows Defender Offline, has emerged from beta and now stands ready to unhose various and sundry clobbered systems.

The Windows Defender Offline has been designed for computer systems that are infected with malware to the point of not being able to boot and connect to the internet properly.

Windows Defender gets better with the Anniversary Update, even when you're using another antivirus.

Those interested can begin by downloading the Windows Defender Offline Tool, which'll prompt you for either of those mediums and then install around 300MB of virus hating bits.

Microsoft has released the new Windows Defender Offline beta tool which scans for spyware and viruses prior to Windows startup.

Microsoft has released a new security tool for Windows PCs called Windows Defender Offline Tool which you can use to scan you computer for malware before Windows even boots. Windows Defender ...

Microsoft has released a new Windows Defender Offline tool beta that can clean malware infections from a CD or USB drive.

You may not be receiving top-tier protection offline from Microsoft Defender, according to new data.

The Windows Defender offline beta was made available by Microsoft today. The tool is designed to protect Windows users from rootkits and other nasty bits of malicious code.