Windows Defender is a capable antivirus solution built into Windows itself. Unless you’ve installed a different antivirus program on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC, your PC is using it right now.

Microsoft says the KB5007651 Microsoft Defender Antivirus update triggers Windows Security warnings on Windows 11 systems saying that Local Security Authority (LSA) Protection is off. LSA Protection ...

An upcoming software release from America Online Inc. (AOL) will add spyware protection to the list of standard features for its broadband and dial-up Internet customers, the company said Tuesday. AOL ...

You might want to be a little bit more careful when clicking any attachments sent to you via email, or any files that you’ve downloaded on the web from untrusted ...

Toggle the Real-time protection switch off. You may receive a User Account Control (UAC) prompt asking if you want to allow the change to occur. Select Yes. When you're ready to turn system protection ...

A Barcelona-based company that bills itself as a custom security solutions provider exploited several zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows, and Chrome and Firefox browsers to plant spyware, say Google ...

Spyware is designed to stay invisible, so if it’s hiding on your computer, you’re not supposed to notice—at least not right away. I want to walk you through the specific warning signs, tools, and ...

In a confusing mess, a recent Microsoft Defender update rolled out a new security feature called 'Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection,' while removing the LSA protection feature.

With spyware threatening corporate networks, whether it be adware hogging bandwidth or malicious code logging personal data, network executives are being forced to define their defensive strategies.

Users who put their faith in Vista’s new security features and Microsoft’s Windows Defender antispyware product may find themselves under attack from spyware all the same, according to the results of ...

A Spanish company called Variston IT has pretended to be a provider of custom security solutions while using their Heliconia framework to exploit n-day vulnerabilities in Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft ...