Microsoft updates Defender in Windows install media to block threats during setup and close early security gaps.

Support for Windows 10 has ended, putting your system at risk. You don't have to upgrade—here's how to stay protected.

Windows Security (formerly Windows Defender) is the built-in antivirus tool bundled with the operating system. It has saved ...

Support for Windows 10 ended about 10 days ago, but you can still stick with the OS either through the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program or by just not caring about security updates at all. That ...

The Microsoft Defender Security Research Team has confirmed that a pervasive new authentication code attack is compromising ...

One of Defender’s bigger advantages is that it’s built directly into Windows. There’s nothing to install and nothing extra to ...