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Microsoft totally breaks Windows Defender virus scans in trying to fix a 0-day flaw

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Microsoft totally breaks Windows Defender virus scans in trying to fix a 0-day flaw

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

Windows Defender can't finish quick virus scans, full scans, or even offline scans, according to many reports online. Here's what could be happening.

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Poor guy with laptop chiming in- could even make the crappy laptop a firewall. Linux is cheaper.

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