Microsoft asks users to ignore 'Antivirus is turned off' errors
Microsoft asked customers this week to ignore incorrect alerts that Defender Antivirus has been turned off after installing the latest Defender updates. [...]
Microsoft asks users to ignore 'Antivirus is turned off' errors
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Microsoft asked customers this week to ignore incorrect alerts that Defender Antivirus has been turned off after installing the latest Defender updates. [...]
Technical Details
- Classification
- {"confidence":0.3,"severitySource":"default","classifier":"rss-v2"}
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Threat ID: 6a953d3bacd9273b49cea87c
Added to database: 08/31/2026, 08:37:15 UTC
Last updated: 08/31/2026, 09:37:39 UTC
Views: 3
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