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#Windows Defender
3 stories taggedWindows Defender.
Threat Intelligence
REVSTEALER Leaves Four Hidden Programs Behind, One Kills Windows Defender to Mine Crypto
Elastic Security Labs found the info-stealer drops helpers that survive after it self-deletes, including one that switches off Windows Update and Defender before starting a coin miner.
4 min read
Threat Intelligence
Fake Software Download Sites Push Malware That Turns Off Windows Update
Microsoft says a long-running campaign is pushing rigged installers to Chinese-speaking users and staff at multinationals operating in China, disabling defences on the way in.
3 min read
Vulnerabilities
GreatXML's BitLocker Bypass Claim Falls Short — For Now
A pseudonymous researcher dropped an alleged WinRE-based BitLocker exploit days after Patch Tuesday. A respected vulnerability analyst couldn't replicate it. The researcher is already hunting a fix.
3 min read