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Windows 10: Issues with Defender/Ransomware protection
[German]In Windows 10 there is the Defender, which has an option to protect against ransomware. German blog readers Dekre and Markus contacted me the last days by email to point out inconsistencies.
Microsoft Defender ATP Product Brief
Just a note for administrators in corporate environments who want to use or are interested in using the paid Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection.
Analysis: Nodersok-Malware – Defender doesn’t detect it
[German]Microsoft has just released an analysis of the Nodersok infection chain. The malware runs entirely in memory and is difficult for antivirus programs such as Defender to detect (but Microsoft Defender ATP can detect the malware). There are thousands of … Continue reading
Windows: Vulnerabilities in IE and Defender (09/23/2019)
[German]On September 23, 2019, Microsoft unexpectedly released unscheduled security updates for Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, other security products, and Internet Explorer, which is expected to close vulnerabilities.
Scan issues with MSD/Defender Antimalware version 4.18.1908.7
[German]A brief notification to Windows users (Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10): Microsoft released this week the anti-malware version 4.18.1908.7, which is used in Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). The update of the anti-malware module should fix … Continue reading
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Tagged Defender, issues, MSE, Update, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1
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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Defender Antimalware Version 4.18.1908.7 released
[German]Microsoft has released Defender Antimalware version 4.18.1908.7 (on Sept. 13, 2019). This update should also fix the error when executing the command sfc /scannow. Here is some information about this topic, which has not been documented by Microsoft and is … Continue reading
Microsoft fixes the Windows Defender sfc bug (August 2019)
[English]Microsoft has just fixed the error caused by Defender when executing the command sfc /scannow. Here is some information on this topic.
New in Windows Defender and MS Security Essentials (July 31, 2019)
[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
Windows Defender: Is the firewall blocking the real-time protection?
[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.
Windows Update Service globally disturbed? (01/31/2019)
[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.