Windows Defender

Security firm CyberArk has published an attack called Illusion Gap. By setting up your own smb server and having a target open a hosted file, a scan by Windows Defender can be bypassed. Microsoft does not see this as a security…

Russian security company Kaspersky has announced that it is withdrawing all complaints against Microsoft. The decision stems from the Redmond company's announcement of a number of changes to its Windows policies regarding antivirus…

Microsoft has added the Controlled Folders feature to a test version of Windows 10. Testers can designate folders that Windows monitors. For example, as soon as malware tries to make changes, Defender blocks it. That should help against…

Tavis Ormandy, security researcher at Google's Project Zero, has found another leak in Windows Defender's underlying anti-malware engine. Microsoft has closed the leak, according to the researcher.Ormandy reports that he found this…

Microsoft has patched another vulnerability found by Google researcher Tavis Ormandy in its Malware Protection Engine. The company has not issued a security advisory. It did this with a previous vulnerability in the engine.Ormandy writes…

Microsoft has released a new test version of Windows 10 for Insiders in the Fast Ring. The Enterprise version has added the option to run Microsoft Edge in an 'Application Guard' for secure internet sessions. In addition, Edge has gained…

Malwarebytes has released an update for Anti-Malware version 3.0. This program is aimed at fighting malware, such as malicious software that pretends to be a bona fide antivirus or antispyware solution, but in reality has less good…

Microsoft has released new test versions of Windows 10 for members of the Windows Insiders program. Microsoft plans to release a major update to Windows 10 in April, called the Creators Update, which will contain a number of changes,…

Robert O'Callahan, a former Mozilla employee, recommended in a blog post that you remove antivirus software and only use Windows Defender. According to him, the programs do more harm than good.O'Callahan claims that evidence that…

Kerio Technologies has released version 9.2.1 of its mail server software. Kerio MailServer, available for Windows, Linux and OS X, allows you to send and receive email via pop3, imap4 or wap. In addition, the built-in virus and mail…