Microsoft has released a new security tool for Windows PCs called Windows Defender Offline Tool which you can use to scan you computer for malware before Windows even ...

Microsoft's bootable security scanner has emerged from beta and deserves a permanent place in your Windows bag of tricks Microsoft’s rootkit-busting scanner, Windows Defender Offline, has emerged from ...

Not all viruses affect computer systems in the same way, but there are several warning signs to look out for including: In some situations, a PC virus won't cause any noticeable changes to your system ...

Available as a public beta, a new version of Windows Defender is designed to run off a CD or USB stick to scan your PC for malware before Windows loads. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer ...

Update: This issue is now resolved in "Security Intelligence Update for Windows Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.301.1684.0)" definitions. Microsoft has released a new update for Windows ...

I was recently talking to someone I know about using Windows Defender to scan their system, and they decided to use the "offline scan" option (the one that reboots and does a scan before loading ...

My dell laptop which I believe is compromised, I have done a lot of full scans and it found over 10,000+ of threats last week. Thing is I then did a few other full scans and it didn't find anything.