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Researcher Drops BigDiskBuster Zero-Day PoC That Blocks Microsoft Defender Updates

Sep 22, 2026 // 19:17

A zero-day proof-of-concept tool that stops Microsoft Defender from installing platform and signature updates by filling all available disk space was published on GitHub on […]

New Windows Defender zero-day blocks Microsoft antivirus updates

Sep 22, 2026 // 13:17

Over the weekend, security researcher Abdelhamid Naceri (also known as Nightmare Eclipse) released another Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit that blocks antivirus updates. Naceri named it BigDiskBuster […]

Microsoft fixes bug behind ‘Defender Antivirus is turned off’ alerts

Sep 19, 2026 // 00:02

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that causes incorrect alerts warning that Defender Antivirus was turned off after installing recent updates. In a Windows release […]

New Microsoft Defender ‘ShieldCrash’ zero-day grants SYSTEM access

Sep 9, 2026 // 15:37

An anonymous security researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named “ShieldCrash” right after Microsoft rolled out its September […]

Researcher Drops New Microsoft Defender PoC Showing ShieldBreak Patch Can Be Bypassed

Sep 9, 2026 // 10:51

The security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse has dropped a proof-of-concept (PoC) for yet another zero-day in Microsoft Defender. The vulnerability, codenamed ShieldCrash, is assessed […]

Four REVSTEALER-Linked Modules Disable Windows Update and Defender to Run a Crypto Miner

Sep 6, 2026 // 12:13

Elastic Security Labs has documented four previously unreported programs associated with REVSTEALER, an emerging Windows information stealer, that remain on an infected machine after the […]

Fake Software Installers Disable Windows Update and Weaken Microsoft Defender

Sep 3, 2026 // 00:22

An active malware campaign is using bogus software-download websites to impersonate trusted vendors and distribute malicious installers. “The campaign has targeted users looking to download […]

Microsoft Defender flags legitimate Google search links as malicious

Sep 2, 2026 // 13:36

Microsoft is investigating an issue causing the Defender for Office 365 security software to mistakenly flag legitimate Google search links as malicious. The company first […]

Microsoft fixes known issue causing Windows Defender crashes

Aug 19, 2026 // 14:17

Microsoft has resolved a bug that caused Windows Defender to crash after a recent security update, resulting in 0xc0000005 access violation errors on some affected […]

Microsoft working on Defender patch for ShieldBreak zero-day

Aug 17, 2026 // 14:58

On Friday, Microsoft confirmed it has begun working on a security patch for a Defender zero-day vulnerability named “ShieldBreak.” A security researcher who uses the […]

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