Microsoft Defender is causing slow VLC startups. Here’s the fix

For some time now, there have been complaints across various online forums about how the popular VLC Media Player takes several seconds (sometimes half a minute!) to start up. The problem occurs ...
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The TASK#STOMP Windows backdoor takes Wi-Fi passwords, screenshots, and business files

The TASK#STOMP backdoor steals office documents on Windows PCs, grabs new files as they're saved, and can rebuild itself if partly removed.

Microsoft to retire Microsoft 365 Companion apps in December

Microsoft will retire the Calendar, People, and Files Microsoft 365 companion apps on December 16 and has asked admins to ...
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BigDiskBuster Windows Defender DoS Vulnerability Blocks Platform and Signature Updates

A newly published proof-of-concept (PoC), dubbed BigDiskBuster, claims to prevent Microsoft Defender Antivirus from ...