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Windows PCs at risk as new tool disarms built-in security
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A tool called Defendnot can shut down Microsoft Defender completely, without exploiting a bug or using malware.
It works by pretending to be an antivirus Windows is built to avoid running multiple antivirus products at once.
When a third -party antivirus registers itself, Windows disables Microsoft Defender .
The tool registers a fake antivirus that appears legitimate to the system.
Defendnot points to a bigger issue with how Windows handles security.
The system assumes any registered antivirus is legitimate, so if attackers can fake that, they get in without resistance.
The solution isn’t just more patches or stronger malware signatures.
What we need is a smarter way for systems to tell what is actually safe.
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