TweakTown

Windows Defender works against Dell adware certificate

While Dell recently admitted that a dangerous vulnerability was pre-installed on their systems, they refused to believe that it was created by them but still pledged to remove it. In a great move my ...
ZDNet

Windows Defender removes potentially dangerous Dell certificate

Earlier this week, security experts discovered a pair of root certificates, installed by default on some Dell computers, that could allow an attacker to compromise the machines with ease. The incident ...

Microsoft Defender wrongly flags DigiCert certs as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha

Microsoft Defender is detecting legitimate DigiCert root certificates as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha, resulting in ...

Microsoft Defender Bug Triggers False Malware Alerts for DigiCert Certificates

Microsoft fixed a Defender false positive that flagged legitimate DigiCert certificates as malware, disrupting Windows trust ...
Analytics Insight

Microsoft Defender Glitch Breaks Secure Systems by Flagging DigiCert Certificates

A routine security update turned into a global concern after Microsoft Defender mistakenly flagged trusted digital ...
Dark Reading

MITRE Engenuity & Cybrary Surpass 25,000 Users in MITRE ATT&CK Defender Certification Program

MCLEAN, Va., BEDFORD, Mass., & COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MITRE Engenuity, MITRE's tech foundation for public good, and Cybrary, the world's ...
Ars Technica

Windows Defender now removes Superfish malware… if you’re lucky

First the good news. Microsoft today released a signature update for Windows Defender, the anti-malware software that’s built in to Windows, to enable it to both detect and remove the Superfish ...