I work at a small company that uses Microsoft 365 and want to run authorized phishing-awareness campaigns. The goal is to measure the campaign funnel—delivery, opens, clicks, and…
We're a 10-person business that suffered a serious ransomware attack about three years ago. Fortunately, immutable cloud backups let us recover with very little data loss. At the…
My ASUS TUF A17 runs Windows 11 and had been working normally, but today search engines suddenly started showing frequent CAPTCHA challenges. One page also offered to translate…
I have an ASUS TUF A17 running Windows 11. Earlier today, search engines suddenly showed frequent "prove you're human" CAPTCHA challenges, and my browser incorrectly offered to translate…
Has anyone else seen Microsoft Defender detect ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe as Wacatac within the past day? Our managed detection and response provider believes the file is malicious, while ConnectWise support…
I received an oddly formatted email claiming that I need to re-attest my network access for Microsoft's Smart Network Data Services (SNDS). The message passed SPF and DKIM,…
I received an unusually formatted email claiming that I need to re-attest our network access for Microsoft's Smart Network Data Services (SNDS). The message passed SPF and DKIM,…
I recently found what appeared to be a Trojan on my computer. I ran several antivirus scans, including Microsoft Defender's offline scan, and removed the detected file. I've…
I'm looking for an MCP server that can connect to Microsoft Defender and retrieve information such as vulnerability data, sensor health, and security recommendations. Is anyone using a…
My organization uses Windows Defender and, overall, it has performed well. We have not enabled its ransomware protection feature yet, and I'm trying to decide whether it is…
My organization uses Windows Defender and overall it seems solid, but I'd like to get a better sense of how well it works in server environments. I'm particularly…
I work as a proofreader for a well-known Chinese company, and they asked me to download an .exe utility designed to make my work faster. Microsoft Defender repeatedly…
While shutting down my Windows 10 22H2 PC, Microsoft Defender flagged wuapi.dll, a legitimate Windows Update system file, and removed it. Windows Update stopped working afterward. I copied…
We're trying to figure out the best way to manage AI tools in our enterprise while preventing employees from entering sensitive company information into them. So far, we've…
I accidentally opened a suspected malware file on my HP laptop. Shortly afterward, Microsoft Defender and other anti-malware tools stopped opening. I tried Safe Mode, PowerShell's Start-MpWDOScan command,…
Intune and Defender mostly provide current-state views, which makes it difficult to answer questions about fleet trends, such as Windows patch levels, quality update status, stale devices, or…
I'm frustrated that the Intune and Defender dashboards mostly show a current or slightly stale snapshot instead of useful historical trends. I wanted to track things such as…
Microsoft Defender repeatedly detects Trojan:Win32/Commando.A!ml on my laptop, even though it says the threat was blocked. The alert points to this command: C:WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe -ep bypass -w h C:ProgramDataburst.bat.…
Windows Security's Quick Scan consistently reaches the same point and then stops. Afterward, it says the last scan isn't available, even though the interface may still claim a…
Microsoft Defender repeatedly reports Trojan:Win32/Commando.A!ml, apparently associated with `C:WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe -ep bypass -w h C:ProgramDataburst.bat`. The alert returns about once a minute even though Defender says it blocked the…