Signing up for Microsoft's ESU program will get you one year of security updates. Look for the enrollment wizard in notifications and Settings to get started.

Bitdefender (buy now) is a very reliable antivirus solution that also bundles in a VPN, banking tool protection, and a firewall. Avast One (buy now) is a comprehensive antivirus with plenty of extra ...

Fake antivirus pop-ups are among the most common scareware used by cybercriminals to trick users into handing over personal data, paying for fake services and actually introducing malicious software ...

In a proof-of-concept, a security researcher demonstrated how the Windows Security Center API can be used to block the scans by Microsoft’s built-in antivirus tool.

Microsoft Defender (previously Windows Defender) is automatically enabled when you set up Windows 11, so you don’t have to do anything to ensure basic protection for your data.

Windows Defender does a decent job of blocking malware but lacks many of the protection features found in suites like Trend Micro Internet Security.

Facepalm: What's worse than (another) full-screen pop-up from Microsoft warning Windows 10 users that they should be planning for Windows 11's arrival? A pop-up that freezes and crashes as soon as ...

Microsoft has pushed out another pop-up urging Windows 10 users to upgrade In this case, though, there are reports of the pop-up locking up ...

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says a tech support scam used a fake Windows Defender pop-up, tricking the victim to call and download software.