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Microsoft fixes bug behind Windows LSA protection warnings, again
Microsoft is again pushing a Defender Antivirus update (first issued in April and pulled in May) that fixes a known issue triggering Windows Security warnings that Local Security Authority (LSA) Protection is off.
- July 06, 2023
- 03:56 AM
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Microsoft Defender Antivirus gets ‘performance mode’ for Dev Drives
Microsoft has introduced a new Microsoft Defender capability named "performance mode" for developers on Windows 11, tuned to reduce the impact of antivirus scans when analyzing files stored on Dev Drives.
- May 26, 2023
- 03:42 PM
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Microsoft pulls Defender update fixing Windows LSA Protection bug
Microsoft has pulled a recent Microsoft Defender update that was supposed to fix a known issue triggering persistent restart alerts and Windows Security warnings that Local Security Authority (LSA) Protection is off.
- May 17, 2023
- 02:12 PM
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Microsoft removes LSA Protection from Windows settings to fix bug
Microsoft has fixed a known issue triggering Windows Security warnings that Local Security Authority (LSA) Protection is off by removing the feature's UI from settings.
- April 26, 2023
- 11:27 AM
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Microsoft shares guidance to detect BlackLotus UEFI bootkit attacks
Microsoft has shared guidance to help organizations check if hackers targeted or compromised machines with the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit by exploiting the CVE-2022-21894 vulnerability.
- April 12, 2023
- 12:39 PM
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Microsoft: Defender update behind Windows LSA protection warnings
Microsoft says the KB5007651 Microsoft Defender Antivirus update triggers Windows Security warnings on Windows 11 systems saying that Local Security Authority (LSA) Protection is off.
- March 21, 2023
- 06:02 PM
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New Zloader attacks disable Windows Defender to evade detection
An ongoing Zloader campaign uses a new infection chain to disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) on victims' computers to evade detection.
- September 14, 2021
- 11:02 AM
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Microsoft Defender adds automatic Exchange ProxyLogon mitigation
Microsoft Defender Antivirus will now protect unpatched on-premises Exchange servers from ongoing attacks by automatically mitigating the actively exploited CVE-2021-26855 vulnerability.
- March 19, 2021
- 07:40 AM
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Windows 10 20H2 adds faster malware detection to security baseline
Microsoft announced the security baseline draft release for Windows 10 and Windows Server, version 20H2, as well as the intention to include the Microsoft Defender Antivirus 'Block At First Sight' (BAFS) feature within the new baseline.
- October 21, 2020
- 10:49 AM
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