Tag Archives: Defender

Microsoft fixes the Windows Defender sfc bug (August 2019)

Posted on 2019-08-19 by guenni

[English]Microsoft has just fixed the error caused by Defender when executing the command sfc /scannow. Here is some information on this topic.

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New in Windows Defender and MS Security Essentials (July 31, 2019)

Posted on 2019-07-31 by guenni

[German]Today a brief overview of what happened at Microsoft at the end of July 2019 with regard to Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials as well as Advanced Thread Protection (ATP). Microsoft released, for instance, a "Security Intelligence – Update … Continue reading →

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Windows Defender: Is the firewall blocking the real-time protection?

Posted on 2019-06-25 by guenni

[German]Companies using Windows Defender in Windows environments should ensure that Cloud/MAPS is active and that communication for real-time protection is not blocked by the firewall.

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Windows Update Service globally disturbed? (01/31/2019)

Posted on 2019-01-31 by guenni

[German]Currently it seems, that Microsoft's Update Services are globally disturbed. Users around the world are reporting, that Windows Update can't reach Microsoft's update servers. I've a Windows 10 test machine, where I confirmed this issue.

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Windows Defender in a sandbox

Posted on 2018-10-27 by guenni

Microsoft has added an additional security feature to the Windows Defender included in Windows 10. Defender can be run in a protected sandbox environment from Windows 10 V1703 onwards.

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Windows 10 V1809: Defender shows wrong time

Posted on 2018-10-24 by guenni

[German]At this point only a short information in case someone is wondering. In Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Version 1809, Build 17763.55), Windows Defender shows a wrong time for signature updates that are in the future. But this should only … Continue reading →

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Windows Defender reports osk.exe as malware

Posted on 2018-09-08 by guenni

[German]A curious story that German blog reader Paul B. just told me about. Windows Defender triggers a false alarm on a Windows native file reporting a Trojan Win32.AccessibilityEscalation.

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Windows 10: Test Defender cloud protection

Posted on 2018-07-04 by guenni

[German]Does anyone use Windows Defender on Windows 10 in an enterprise environment? Then assure that Windows Defender can connect to various cloud services. Otherwise 'Defender cloud protection' is not ensured.

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Windows 7 Defender won’t receive updates (June 2018)

Posted on 2018-06-29 by guenni

[German]Just a brief note: It seems, that Windows Defender won't receive automatic updates since a few days (June 18th 2018). But there are defender updates available, as a search for updates confirms. Here are a few details what I've found … Continue reading →

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Critical flaw in MS Malware Protection Engine (CVE-2018-0986)

Posted on 2018-04-04 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's Malware Protection Engine has a critical vulnerability (CVE-2018-0986). All supported Windows versions are affected. Microsoft has released a security update for the affected products.

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