The system that defends your computer may be throttling your downloads.

Microsoft patched two actively exploited Defender zero-days affecting Windows systems and security components.

On Wednesday, Microsoft started rolling out security patches for two Defender vulnerabilities that have been exploited in ...

Windows Defender has several security settings, including some you need to switch on to get the utmost protection. Here's why.

It's natural to worry about your digital files stored on your computer. Cyber attacks have become quite a common thing. To be specific, about 4000 new cyber attacks occur every day. And to safeguard ...

And it's almost always disabled.

Microsoft has confirmed it has fixed the Local Security Authority (LSA) is off issue with a recent update to Defender. The company is also pushing out new kernel-mode hardware stack protection.

Microsoft claims Windows Defender is all the protection you need. I've been testing antivirus software for decades, and the evidence—not to mention the threats it can't protect you from—says otherwise ...