A security researcher built a program that the OS sees as an antivirus Since two AV programs can't run at the same time, ...

A new tool called Defendnot tricks Windows into thinking that a real antivirus program is installed, which causes Defender to ...

Do you know that third-party apps can easily disable the Microsoft Defender in Windows and leave your system vulnerable? Here ...

Microsoft Defender is currently detecting and quarantining Defendnot as a 'Win32/Sabsik.FL.!ml; detection. Update 5/20/25: Updated story to explain that you need admin privileges to use the tool.

A new tool named Defendnot can trick Windows into disabling Microsoft Defender by faking antivirus registration.

In a proof-of-concept, a security researcher demonstrated how the Windows Security Center API can be used to block the scans ...

The reality is, every computer should have an antivirus program – even Mac owners should consider adding third-party ...

We are excited to introduce Microsoft Entra Agent ID, which extends identity management and access capabilities to AI agents.

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To do that, they use a new tool called Defendnot ... device at the same time due to various conflicts. As a result, Windows Defender disables itself automatically, when it learns that another ...

Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), in collaboration with Europol, the US Department of Justice, Japan's Cybercrime ...