Microsoft actually wanted to close a security gap, but a current update now apparently partially paralyzes Windows Defender.

Microsoft has resolved a bug that caused Windows Defender to crash after a recent security update, resulting in 0xc0000005 ...

A bad security intelligence update causes Microsoft Defender to crash during Full and Quick Scans on some PCs. Upgrading to ...

Microsoft releases new Windows Defender update packages very frequently to protect against various newly discovered malware. Once a while every three months or so, the company also pushes out these ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Microsoft and CISA confirm Defender zero-days exploited in the wild. Microsoft has started ...

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories in our latest recap. See what was broken by the last Patch Tuesday update, the ...

Microsoft pushed emergency patches this week for two zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, the antivirus software baked into every modern Windows PC. Both flaws are already being exploited in ...