Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Defender will now default to automatically “remediating” malware

6 days

On the Microsoft Security and Compliance blog, Microsoft has just announced that they are switching Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from Require approval for any remediation (semi) to Remediate threats automatically (full), starti...

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for iOS now generally available

by Surur

1 month

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for iOS , which adds to the already existing Defender offerings on macOS, Linux, and Android. This release delivers the rich set of capabilities...

Microsoft warns of Adrozek adware attack

by Surur

1 month

Microsoft has issued an advisory about a concerted push to spread Adrozek, a new piece of adware which is being distributed by large, well organized threat actors. Microsoft warns the browser modifier “adds browser extension...

Microsoft is bringing Network Protection feature to Microsoft Defender on macOS

by Pradeep

2 months

Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (will be known as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in the future) is an endpoint security platform that helps enterprises to prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threat...

Microsoft Defender is the best antivirus for Windows 10, here is the proof

by Rahul

3 months

According to a report published by AV-TEST, Microsoft Defender is the best antivirus tool for Windows 10 PCs. This is for the second consecutive year that Microsoft’s free antivirus software has topped AV-Test’s list of th...

Microsoft Defender unifies solutions across Microsoft 365 security and Azure security

by Pradeep

4 months

Microsoft today announced that Microsoft Defender will be the unified security solution that includes Microsoft 365 security and Azure security. Microsoft Defender can prevent, detect and respond to threats across identities, endp...

HostsFileHijack : Microsoft Defender falsely reports you are infected if you try and block Microsoft telemetry...

by Surur

5 months

Editing your host file is one way to block Microsoft telemetry and Microsoft-delivered ads on Windows, and it turns out Microsoft is not too happy with it. The latest versions of Microsoft Defender for Windows 10 will detect if yo...

Microsoft Defender ATP for Android devices now available in the Google Play Store

by Surur

5 months

In June Microsoft announced the availability of Microsoft Defender ATP for Android devices. Microsoft Defender ATP (Advanced Threat Protection) is an enterprise endpoint security service that helps enterprise networks prevent, det...

Microsoft Defender ATP antivirus app now available for Android devices

by Pradeep

7 months

Microsoft Defender ATP (Advanced Threat Protection) is an enterprise endpoint security service that helps enterprise networks prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats. Until now, it available only available on...

Microsoft Defender ATP antivirus coming to iOS and Android later this year

by Pradeep

11 months

Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) is a complete endpoint security solution that offers preventative protection, post-breach detection, automated investigation, and response. Microsoft Defender ATP is already avai...

Microsoft Defender tops the list of most used Windows Antivirus, running on more than half a billion PCs

by Rahul

1 year

Gone are the days when Windows users paid to purchase a decent antivirus solution. But after the introduction of Windows Defender, which is soon going to be renamed as Microsoft Defender, most Windows users didn’t feel the n...

Microsoft explains the Windows Defender rebrand to Microsoft Defender

by Rahul

2 years

Microsoft announced that it’s expanding its Windows Defender ATP service to non-Windows devices. Also, to reflect this change, the company rebranded the Windows Defender ATP to Microsoft Defender ATP. The change, however, di...