May 17, 2025 · A new tool called 'Defendnot' can disable Microsoft Defender on Windows devices by registering a fake antivirus product, even when no real AV is installed.

Oct 30, 2007 · Page 1 of 10 - How To Temporarily Disable Your Anti-virus, Firewall And Anti-malware Programs - posted in Security Mini-Guides: During the process of removing malware …

Aug 20, 2020 · Microsoft has removed the ability to disable Microsoft Defender and third-party security software via the Registry to prevent malware from tampering with protection settings.

Aug 25, 2022 · Hackers are abusing an anti-cheat system driver for the immensely popular Genshin Impact game to disable antivirus software while conducting ransomware attacks.

Aug 6, 2025 · Akira ransomware is abusing a legitimate Intel CPU tuning driver to turn off Microsoft Defender in attacks from security tools and EDRs running on target machines.

Jan 23, 2024 · A recently uncovered ransomware operation named 'Kasseika' has joined the club of threat actors that employs Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) tactics to disable …

Jan 24, 2006 · How to enable or disable the Windows XP Security Center alerts Guide Overview This guide explains how to enable/disable the Windows XP Security Center alerts in your taskbar.

Nov 23, 2024 · A new malicious campaign is using a legitimate but old and vulnerable Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to evade detection and take control of the target system by disabling security …

Dec 26, 2012 · To protect Windows from a situation like this, Microsoft added a method for you to disable Early Launch Anti-Malware Protection during a boot so that you can resolve your …

May 9, 2021 · Windows 10's built-in antivirus tool Microsoft Defender uses threat signatures, behavioral detection, and machine learning models to automatically detect and block …