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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@gnufuu@lemmy.ca · 22 Aug 2026 · edited

Nobody was talking about Windows Firewall. You are clearly in the “fake it” phase of “fake it till you make it”. Otherwise you’d post your magical custom outgoing NAT rules.

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- @NathanRanch@lemmy.zip · 22 Aug 2026
  
  This guy is ransomware in a trenchcoat, I’m onto you 🫪
  
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  - @gnufuu@lemmy.ca · 22 Aug 2026 · edited
    
    I like a joke. That’s why I’m so fond of your understanding of firewalls.
    
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