Independent security testing outfit AV-Test has officially ranked Microsoft's free Windows Defender anti-virus software as the best around, a distinct departure from its bottom-of-the-table results at ...

Ever since Windows 11 came out, Microsoft has made a big fuss over why its new operating system is the most secure Windows OS ever. The company constantly nudges users who are on older Windows ...

Microsoft Defender had one of the rare moments of not being at the best in AV-TEST's previous result. The product suffered a heavy defeat and came in last place. This is the opposite of what typically ...

AV-TEST, an organization that evaluates antivirus software, has announced test results comparing the accuracy and performance of products from 18 popular antivirus software makers such as Avast, AVG, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In its latest report, AV-TEST gave Microsoft Defender perfect scores across three categories: ...

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint falsely flags outdated BIOS on Dell devices due to logic bug Microsoft confirmed the issue and issued a service alert; fix is ready but undeployed Community awaits ...