Security News

Windows Defender Bypass Tricks OS into Running Malicious Code
2017-09-28 14:36

Researchers at CyberArk have devised a Windows Defender bypass that tricks the operating system into executing malicious code while Defender scans a benign file.

"Illusion Gap" Attack Bypasses Windows Defender
2017-09-28 14:06

Windows Defender detection can be bypassed by tricking the antivirus application into scanning a different file or nothing at all, CyberArk Labs reveals. read more

This Windows Defender bug was so gaping its PoC exploit had to be encrypted (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-27 00:10

Is there a fuzzer in the house?

What's got a vast attack surface and runs on Linux? Windows Defender, of course (The Register)
2017-05-30 00:18

Penguinistas, rejoice: Tavis Ormandy lets you fuzz Windows Google Project Zero's Windows bug-hunter and fuzz-boffin Tavis Ormandy has given the world an insight into how he works so fast: he works...

Windows Defender Ported to Linux in Fuzzing Tool Demo (SecurityWeek)
2017-05-24 08:48

What's got a vast attack service and runs on Linux? Windows Defender, of course (The Register)
2017-05-24 02:18

Massive vulnerability in Windows Defender leaves most Windows PCs vulnerable (ArsTechnica)
2017-05-09 13:48

Microsoft announces new Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (IT Toolbox Blogs)
2016-03-09 10:12

Microsoft announces new Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (but there's a catch) (TechRepublic)
2016-03-08 18:57

Windows Defender removes potentially dangerous Dell certificate (ZDNet)
2015-11-26 16:37