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1. Microsoft Defender fails to improve in the latest AV-Comparatives ranking

   By aum, June 18, 2022
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   • 1,156 views
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   • June 18, 2022

2. Microsoft Defender falsely detects Win32/Hive.ZY in Google Chrome, Electron apps

   By alf9872000, September 4, 2022
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   • 1,225 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • September 4, 2022

3. Microsoft Defender finally falters as it fails to woo AV-TEST in the latest rankings

   By Karlston, June 8, 2022   

   • microsoft defender
   • av-test
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   • 1,454 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • June 8, 2022

4. Microsoft Defender finally feels like proper antivirus software for individuals

   By aum, June 16, 2022
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   • 1,152 views
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   • Added by aum
   • June 16, 2022

5. Microsoft Defender flagging "Cerdigent" trojan malware on Windows 11, Server PCs worldwide

   By Karlston, May 3   

   • microsoft defender
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   • 398 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 3

6. Microsoft Defender for Identity to detect Windows Bronze Bit attacks

   By aum, October 11, 2021
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   • 1,382 views
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   • Added by aum
   • October 11, 2021

7. Microsoft Defender for individuals now supports unsecure Wi-Fi detection in more countries

   By Karlston, September 30, 2024   

   • microsoft defender
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   • 1,365 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 30, 2024

8. Microsoft Defender gets outperformed easily by rivals Avast, AVG, and Avira in latest test

   By Karlston, September 16, 2022   

   • microsoft defender
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   • 1,239 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 16, 2022

9. Microsoft Defender mistakenly flags SQL Server as end-of-life

   By Karlston, October 10, 2025   

   • microsoft defender
   • sql server
   • 0 comments
   • 376 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 10, 2025

10. Microsoft Defender network protection generally available on iOS, Android

    By alf9872000, November 11, 2022
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    • 1,077 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • November 11, 2022

11. Microsoft Defender no longer flags Tor Browser as malware

    By Karlston, October 3, 2023   

    • microsoft defender
    • tor browser
    • 0 comments
    • 1,311 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 3, 2023

12. Microsoft Defender now better at blocking ransomware on Windows 11

    By Karlston, August 2, 2022   

    • microsoft defender
    • windows 11
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    • 1,338 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 2, 2022

13. Microsoft Defender Preview is now available on Windows 10 and 11

    By Karlston, February 8, 2022
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    • 1,396 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 8, 2022

14. Microsoft Defender scares admins with Emotet false positives

    By Karlston, December 1, 2021   

    • microsoft defender
    • false positive
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    • 2,201 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 1, 2021

15. Microsoft Defender seriously impresses in AV-TEST's ransomware protection test

    By aum, July 4, 2022
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    • 1,140 views
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    • Added by aum
    • July 4, 2022

16. Microsoft Defender thinks you created your own Windows PC virus by writing this one line

    By Karlston, June 24, 2024   

    • microsoft defender
    • 0 comments
    • 1,117 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 24, 2024

17. Microsoft Defender VPN to be discontinued for Microsoft 365 subscribers

    By Karlston, February 1, 2025   

    • microsoft 365
    • microsoft defender vpn
    • 0 comments
    • 887 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 1, 2025

18. Microsoft Defender weakness lets hackers bypass malware detection

    By Karlston, January 13, 2022   

    • microsoft defender
    • vulnerability
    • 1 comment
    • 1,805 views
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    • Comment by DKT27
    • January 13, 2022

19. Microsoft Defender will be installed automatically on many Windows devices

    By alf9872000, February 26, 2023
    • 1 comment
    • 1,264 views
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    • Comment by TheEmpathicEar
    • March 18, 2023

20. Microsoft Defender will isolate undiscovered endpoints to block attacks

    By Karlston, April 12, 2025   

    • microsoft defender
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    • 957 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 12, 2025

21. Microsoft Defender, Avast, AVG turned against Windows to permanently delete files

    By Karlston, December 11, 2022
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    • 1,350 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • December 11, 2022

22. Microsoft Defender, Kaspersky, McAfee get worse while Avast, AVG shine in Windows web test

    By Karlston, September 20, 2023   

    • av-comparatives
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    • 1,332 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 20, 2023

23. Microsoft delays controversial location tracking feature in Teams

    By Karlston, January 23   

    • microsoft teams
    • location tracking
    • 1 comment
    • 278 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • January 25

24. Microsoft delays plan to let Copilot see your Teams screen

    By Karlston, August 21, 2025   

    • microsoft teams
    • copilot
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    • 566 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 21, 2025

25. Microsoft denies accusations of screenshotting your gameplay to train Gaming Copilot

    By Karlston, October 25, 2025
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    • 436 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • October 25, 2025