Questions tagged [microsoft-defender]
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Why has Windows Defender started removing shortcuts on 13 January 2023?
All of a sudden, Windows Defender has removed loads of shortcuts (.lnk files) from our Windows 10 and 11 computers. Dozens of computers affected.
Shortcuts have disappeared from both the desktop folder and the taskbar - with most disappearing…
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Microsoft Defender web filtering on MacOS
I would like to find out what policies were deployed to my private Mac that I enrolled under Intune in order to read work email. The Microsoft Content Filter is running under network properties - I would like to know:
Where are the policies store…
TomEus
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Will Windows Defender full scan adversely affect a failing hard disc?
A monthly anti-malware full scan was run on this pc using Windows Defender (-aka- Windows Security) as routine, but not this month.
Will running a full scan from Windows Defender adversely affect the failing hard disc?
Popup when hovering over the…
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File context menu contains Windows Defender, not Microsoft Defender
When I right-click on a file in the Windows Explorer to perform an on-demand scan of a single file, the context menu (shown below) presents me with Windows Defender, not Microsoft Defender. My understanding is that this is the legacy Windows…
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Is Healthy.exe a virus?
Recently we were alerted by an incident on Microsoft Defender titled "Multi-stage incident involving Execution & Discovery on one endpoint" and amongst the commands that ran was a suspcious tool "Healthy.exe"
These are some of the reported…
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Disable Windows Defender in Windows 11
How to disable Windows Defender in Windows 11 (Professional) (i.e. prevent Antimaleware Service Executable to spin up my (completely disconnected) Laptop's fans)?
The top answer of Disable Windows Defender in Windows 10 recommends to set Turn off…
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