c/technology@lemmy.world · sanitation@lemmy.today · 21 Aug 2026 17:41

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

Neowin Microsoft totally breaks Windows Defender virus scans in trying to fix a 0-day flaw 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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@mushroommunk@lemmy.today · 21 Aug 2026

Pretty sure Linux is cheaper…

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- @Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world · 21 Aug 2026
  
  Poor guy with laptop chiming in- could even make the crappy laptop a firewall. Linux is cheaper.
  
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- @NathanRanch@lemmy.zip · 21 Aug 2026
  
  What do you think even runs the firewall?
  
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  - @percent@infosec.pub · 22 Aug 2026
    
    FreeBSD, actually
    
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