Hackernews posts about Windows Defender

Windows Defender is Microsoft's built-in anti-virus and malware protection software that helps keep users' Windows-based computers safe from various types of threats.

1. Firefox engineers discover a Windows Defender bug that causes high CPU usage (bugzilla.mozilla.org)
   630 points by mconley over 1 year ago | 215 comments
2. Deceiving Windows Defender: The Big Stack Bypass (steve-s.gitbook.io)
   119 points by CHEF-KOCH over 1 year ago | 20 comments
3. A slightly more fun way to disable Windows Defender (through the WSC API) (github.com)
   78 points by croes 4 months ago | 44 comments
4. Windows Defender update is removing application shortcuts (old.reddit.com)
   16 points by slicercorp over 1 year ago | 1 comments
5. Tell HN: Windows Defender considers W10Privacy to be malware
   15 points by tareqak over 1 year ago | 5 comments
6. Hackers used new Windows Defender zero-day to drop DarkMe malware (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
   8 points by croes 7 months ago | discuss
7. Windows Defender is now blocking ExplorerPatcher (twitter.com)
   6 points by ndiddy 4 months ago | discuss
8. Windows Defender detects Trojan:Win32/Malgent MTB in TorBrowser (old.reddit.com)
   6 points by croes 12 months ago | discuss
9. Windows Defender Flags Tor as Trojan (forum.torproject.org)
   4 points by throwitawayq 12 months ago | 1 comments
10. Windows Defender (vividfax.itch.io)
    3 points by CharlesW about 1 year ago | discuss
11. Microsoft fixes 5-year-old Windows Defender bug that was killing Firefox perfor (www.techspot.com)
    3 points by todsacerdoti over 1 year ago | discuss
12. Getting Off the Windows Defender “No-Fly” List (jdeploy.substack.com)
    3 points by nikbackm over 1 year ago | discuss
13. Ten Ways to Bypass Windows Defender (www.fo-sec.com)
    2 points by belter over 1 year ago | discuss
14. Windows Defender finally squashes Firefox bug that ate CPUs for 5 years (www.pcworld.com)
    2 points by isaacfrond over 1 year ago | discuss
15. Microsoft finally fixes 5 year old Windows Defender bug on Mozilla Firefox (www.neowin.net)
    2 points by quyleanh over 1 year ago | discuss
16. Pass-the-Challenge: Defeating Windows Defender Credential Guard (research.ifcr.dk)
    2 points by seslaire over 1 year ago | discuss
17. Windows Defender (vividfax.itch.io)
    1 points by colinprince about 1 year ago | discuss
18. Python Malware for Windows Defender Bypass – No Install Required (www.youtube.com)
    1 points by m8sec almost 2 years ago | discuss
19. Ask HN: Protecting Family Computers
    5 points by NikolaNovak over 1 year ago | 3 comments
20. Ask HN: Do you build your own antivirus?
    3 points by jdthedisciple over 1 year ago | 6 comments
21. Introduction to Windows Log Analytics
    3 points by RayMinds 3 months ago | 1 comments
22. EsyEDA download is giving me virus alerts, has it been hacked?
    2 points by smartestdumbguy about 1 year ago | 1 comments
23. Trojan.Win32/Powessere.G / Detection Mitigation Bypass Part 2 (hyp3rlinx.altervista.org)
    1 points by croes 7 months ago | discuss
24. Utility creator claims OTT security hoops are harmful to indie devs (2020) (www.theregister.com)
    6 points by susam about 1 year ago | 3 comments
25. ‘Defender Pretender’ turns Windows’ malware protections against itself (www.scmagazine.com)
    9 points by LinuxBender about 1 year ago | discuss
26. June Windows Server updates break Microsoft 365 Defender features (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
    3 points by mikece 2 months ago | discuss
27. Windows API that lets you disable Defender (infosec.exchange)
    3 points by ementally 4 months ago | discuss
28. MS Defender thinks you created your own Windows PC virus by writing this line (www.neowin.net)
    4 points by croes 3 months ago | discuss
29. Honest Question: What's wrong with an offline or standalone malware scanner?
    1 points by pyeri 2 months ago | 2 comments
30. No fix in sight for mile-wide loophole plaguing a key Windows defense for years (arstechnica.com)
    3 points by hassanahmad almost 2 years ago | discuss