antimalware

A critical zero-day vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-53770, has been identified in Microsoft SharePoint Server, posing significant risks to organizations worldwide. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely, potentially leading to full system compromise...

Microsoft is doubling down on the security of its Windows ecosystem by releasing a fresh Microsoft Defender update package for Windows 11, Windows 10, and the full spectrum of Windows Server installation images. This initiative, rolled out in tandem with recent efforts such as last month’s...

The global scale and sophistication of cybercrime reached new heights with the recent crackdown on the notorious Lumma malware network, as revealed by Microsoft in partnership with law enforcement agencies worldwide. For many Windows users and enterprises, this revelation isn’t just another...

Microsoft Defender remains at the heart of Windows 10’s evolving cybersecurity posture, and with each new antimalware platform update, the stakes for enterprise security and individual user safety rise. The recent release of the Microsoft Defender antimalware platform update (KB4052623)...

It starts innocently enough: you sit down at your Windows 11 PC, open up a few browser tabs, perhaps launch a productivity app or two, and suddenly, your once-speedy computer sounds like it’s prepping for lift-off. Fans whirl, windows stall, that spinning wheel taunts you. A quick peek at the...

Windows 11 users might assume their shiny operating system already deploys every cyber shield in the arsenal; after all, Microsoft hasn’t exactly been shy about touting its security credentials. But, lurking a few menu layers deep, a secret weapon waits: core isolation technology. Welcome to the...

Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, understanding the tools at our disposal is imperative. The article from Microsoft Support that's featured here, titled "Antivirus and Antimalware Software: FAQ," delves into common queries surrounding Microsoft's security solutions...

After updating to 21h2 22000.675, The Antimalware Service has been constantly running a lot more than it should. After the first update, it was using 1.6GB of ram for hours. My mouse cursor also has the blue spinning wheel contently flashing. (Has been like this for days and never goes away.)...

I was experiencing some lag so i decided to open task manager to see what was going on and i saw that antimalware service executable and desktop window manager taking so much memory. I was pretty confused and tried to fix it but most methods on youtube didnt fix it. Right now antimalware service...

Microsoft announced on Monday that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now supports Windows 10 on Arm devices. This expanded support is part of the company’s efforts to extend these capabilities across endpoints. Arm devices are designed to take full advantage of the protections available in Windows...

An antimalware platform update package for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 is available. Continue reading...

I have just purchased a lifetime license of Roguekiller, I think it is a very nice piece of software, any other experiences?:)

i recently found out that my laptop has a trojan , which came with a software i install 6 to 7 days ago . windows defender found out it but was unable to remove it.Every time it reboot it came back.I checked in task manager for startup program , there was a strang prgm csrss.exe. So. it was a...

Microsoft reports relate to a bogus update from Win Defender stopping some machines from starting when secure boot is turned on:

Bitdefender released it's 2019 product line today. Here's the links for all the Windows based Bitdefender products. Bitdefender Total Security 2019 - Anti Malware Software httpshttps://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/antivirus.html https://://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/internet-security.html...

I have adopted a fairly old IT philosophy of 'If its not broken, don't fix it' when it comes to Windows 10. After all, the only 'valuable' stuff on your computer are documents and emails which you spent time on - if these are 'lost' there is a cost to recover this data. So - for the past...

So, here is the problem. I was looking at Antimalware Service Executable for a long time, then as soon as I start doing something big such as copying a lot of files at once, a lot of the CPU goes to the Antimalware Service Executable, and then what I am copying goes down to literally Kilobytes...

Hi! Yesterday I downloaded update for Windows 10 and update downloaded and installed and required a restart. I restarted computer, updates were installing and after that complete sign in showed up. When I got signed in everything was black, I only could see cursor, I waited for 15 minutes but...

Malwarebytes has been a really terrific program for me for many years. Lately, it's been acting up and their tech support dept. has not been responsive to their customers. One of the posters on their site said they posted a need for help on Oct 8 and as of this morning -- Oct 13, have not...

My computer updated a few days ago. I noticed there was no change to Defender. I thought the fall update includes some improvements to Defender. Does this mean a further update is forthcoming? My current version info: Antimalware client version:4.11.15063.447 Engine version: 1.1.14104.0 My PC...