I've been testing antivirus protection since the 1980s, and I’ve consistently recommended securing your devices with a strong antivirus—yes, even a free one can do the job. In a recent post, Microsoft ...

Subscribing to an antivirus suite kept you safe a long time ago, but they're much less useful for most people today.

Microsoft Defender Antivirus, formerly known as Windows Defender, is a built-in antivirus and antimalware service that comes with Windows 10, Windows 11 and some versions of Windows Server. In its ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. New warnings are a mistake. Microsoft has now confirmed that new warnings alarming Windows ...

Acknowledging the rising use of Linux in various sectors, Microsoft has announced that it is bringing its Defender security ...

Over the weekend, security researcher Abdelhamid Naceri (also known as Nightmare Eclipse) released another Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit that blocks antivirus updates.

I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional ...

Microsoft has a new Defender anti-virus update for Windows 11 and 10 images. The new update patches several flaws.

Microsoft believes Linux systems also need a corporate-oriented security solution such as Defender. Redmond's anti-malware ...

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that causes incorrect alerts warning that Defender Antivirus was turned off after installing recent updates. In a Windows release health dashboard update on ...

Microsoft might see the Mac as a threat to its Windows platform, but that won’t stop it from protecting macOS users. The company’s Defender anti-virus software, previously a Windows exclusive, has ...