Email bombing, one of the more dangerous cybercrime tactics, will now automatically be identified and mitigated in Office 365 ...

Microsoft’s Defender software has had its ups and downs since its debut in 2008, ... These files would appear in the ‘Windows Defender’ folder, found in the ‘Program Data’ folder.

Microsoft releases new Defender update package for Windows 11/10/Server install images to patch outdated protection.

To check if you have the latest version of the DLL, go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates, open the folder with a long alphanumeric name, right-click on mpengine.dll ...

In the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans folder, you may see some MPCache files. These are Windows Defender cache files and you can delete them manually from this folder location or ...

Your PC is capable of running not one, but two Windows apps designed to protect you and your system against online threats: Windows Security and Microsoft Defender. Telling them apart can be ...

Microsoft Windows Defender CVE-2024-49071 Vulnerability Confirmed. A Dec. 12 posting to Microsoft’s security update guide has confirmed that a Windows Defender vulnerability, ...

“C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\mpcache*: directs the delete command for erasing files that start with mpcache under the …\Scans directory.

Windows Security comes pre-installed on all PCs running Windows 11 or Windows 10, as does Microsoft Defender. Both are free ...

The bug started with Windows Defender antivirus engine 1.1.18100.5 and will cause the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\History\Store folder to be filled up with thousands of files ...

Since Microsoft Defender is part of Windows 7 and later, it’s already installed on your PC. That’s a big advantage since it means you’re always protected, even when you get a new computer or ...

Microsoft Defender goofed up again as system admins found it was deleting shortcuts on Windows 10 from the Start menu and Taskbar. The company acknowledged the issue and has now issued a fix.