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Tag Archives: Defender
Microsoft confirms: Defender has flagged legitimate URLs or files as malicious (DZ534539)
[German]Have you had more frequent messages from Microsoft Defender blocking legitime URLs the last few days when accessing websites? Or was the access to files blocked because of alleged malware? Microsoft has now confirmed that there was an issue and … Continue reading
Windows 11 22H2: Microsoft confirms Defender bug "Local security protection is disabled"
[German]I had already reported on issues with Windows Defender on Microsoft Windows 11. Affected people reported a defender warning "Local Security Authority protection is disabled". However, the LSA protection could not be enabled. The bug has been hit Windows 11 … Continue reading
Windows 11 22H2 Defender causes "Local Security Authority protection is off" warning
[German]Windows 111 22H2 users are annoyed since months by a Defender warning "Local Security Authority protection is off". It seems that it correspondents with Windows Defender update KB5007651. Some registry entries allow to remove that warning/malfunction.
Windows 11: "Windows Security Health Service exe no longer functional" due to Defender update
[German]A couple of days ago a German user contacted me with a strong observation. On a fresh installed Windows 11 22H2 he received an event log entry that says (translated) "Windows Security Health Service exe no longer functioning". In addition, … Continue reading
Defender Update KB2267602 (v1.383.1400.0 and above) drops install error 0x80070643 – reports low memory
[German]Quick question for Windows users and administrators – and specifically for Windows Server administrators – did you encounter Windows Defender signature updates installation errors within the last couple of hours? I'm receiving more and more reader reports that Defender update … Continue reading
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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Windows 11: "Defender trouble" due to updates KB5022845 and KB5022913 (app startup hangs)
[German]Quick note for blog readers who are running Windows 11 22H2. It looks like Microsoft has changed something internally with the February 2022 update KB5022845 and the Moments 2 update KB5022913, which is currently available as a preview. Users who … Continue reading
Is Microsoft Defender killing applications like Outlook again? (Feb 3, 2023)
[German]Quick question to the round of administrators and users who use Microsoft Defender as a security solution in Windows. As of today, February 3, 2023, have there been any problems with applications such as Microsoft Outlook or do Office applications … Continue reading
ASRmageddon: Why private users were affected, how to restore shortcuts
[German]Friday January 13, 2023 Windows users worldwide were affected by a buggy Defender signature update that deleted desktop shortcuts and more via an ASR rule. In a follow-up, I shed some light on why even home Windows 10/11 users could … Continue reading
Manage Microsoft Defender on Windows Server via Intune
[German]Brief information for administrators of Windows Server systems. How can Microsoft Defender be managed on Windows Server via Intune? Microsoft has an answer to that question.
Windows deleted shortcuts; Microsoft explains Windows Defender ASR issue Jan. 13, 2023
[German]Yesterday, Friday, January 13, 2023, Microsoft pretty much knocked out parts of its Windows user base by rolling out a buggy Defender signature via update. With ASR enabled, shortcuts were detected as malicious in Windows and deleted from the desktop, … Continue reading