Windows Defender was recently boosted by an industry-respected AV Test report that gave it a perfect rating alongside F-Secure Safe 17 and Norton Security 22 for home antivirus protection.

Windows Defender has improved significantly over the years and is now much better at detecting and ... Urgent Microsoft Windows security warning for millions — 10 critical zero-days found ...

To permanently remove Windows Security, use Local Group Policy Editor, Windows Registry tweaks, or the Windows Defender Remover tool. Be cautious— removal can leave your PC vulnerable.

Further reading: Windows Security vs. Microsoft Defender A look back at the history of Defender. Defender originated from software developed by Giant, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2004.

03/25 Update: Microsoft has now confirmed this bug and released both a patch for Windows 10 (KB4052623) and a Security Intelligence Update for Windows Defender (v4.18.2003.8), The fixes are now ...

Microsoft issued two emergency Windows updates Monday to protect against “critical” and “important” vulnerabilities impacting Internet Explorer and Windows Defender, the anti-virus ...

As Windows Latest reports, the bug in question is in Windows Defender (KB5007651), which is a mandatory security update that’s a part of Windows 11’s March 2023 update.

There's an updated version of the Windows Defender Security Center app in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, and in this guide, we show you all the new changes.

Windows Security and Microsoft Defender are complimentary apps rather than competing. Windows Security defends against online threats, including ransomware , and it’s included for free with a ...

Microsoft's Windows 10 Creators Update will evolve Windows Defender into the Windows Defender Security Center, protecting your PC from virus, network attacks, and more. Here's what it will look like.

Microsoft is breaking Windows 10’s security, health, and only safety experiences into five “pillars,” each of which will have their own section in the Windows Defender Security Center: ...