A Microsoft Defender false alarm wrongly warns that antivirus is turned off after the latest update. Defender still works, and a fix is coming.
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Microsoft released a patch for the Microsoft Defender scan failure issue. Learn how a flawed update stopped threat services and how to fix this severe error.
Cisco disclosed seven ClamAV vulnerabilities that let a remote attacker crash scanning via crafted files. Details are public. Patch now.
Are antivirus warnings when downloading a Linux ISO a conspiracy? This article explains why security software might flag these files as dangerous.
Following the 2024 CrowdStrike BSOD incident, Microsoft's Windows Resiliency Initiative is moving security drivers out of the kernel into user mode to boost system stability.
Cisco ClamAV versions 1.4.3 and 1.0.9 fix critical flaws: CVE-2025-20260 (CVSS 9.8) in PDF scanning could allow RCE, and CVE-2025-20234 (UDF) leads to DoS.
Defendnot disables Windows Defender using a novel method, directly interacting with the WSC. Learn how this new security tool works.