Unlike traditional attacks that rely on exploits, this succeeds through social engineering combined with abuse of Windows' own security architecture.

All modern Windows PCs come with Microsoft Defender built in. For the unaware, this tool is Windows’ native antivirus. Over time, it has matured into a reliable security tool capable of blocking a ...

Threat actors can take advantage of a weakness that affects Microsoft Defender antivirus on Windows to learn locations excluded from scanning and plant malware there. The issue has persisted for at ...

The cybersecurity industry's giving Chicken Little a run for his money. Companies have been quick to proclaim that AI will fundamentally change the security landscape, which means every new capability ...

Recent versions of the TorBrowser, specifically because of the updated tor.exe file it contained, were being incorrectly flagged as potential threats by Windows Defender. Users were alerted to a ...

Cyber-criminals send a variety of threats to systems using Trojan viruses. One such Trojan virus is Altruistic.exe. This virus slows down your computer and utilizes significant system resources. If ...

There are many great choices out there for malware protection and detection. Unfortunately, Microsoft’s offering isn’t one of them. In recent tests by AV Test, the German lab that is pretty much the ...

Microsoft’s free built-in security software for Windows PCs, Defender Antivirus, provides excellent anti-malware protection for Windows PCs. However, it lacks some extras found in third-party products ...