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Microsoft Windows Defender Firewall Vulnerabilities Allow Privilege Escalation
12 Sep 2025 17:19 GMT
… newly discovered vulnerabilities in its Windows Defender Firewall Service that could enable …
These vulnerabilities reside in the Windows Defender Firewall Service executable running with … actors to exploit them.
Windows Defender Firewall has long been a …
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Windows Defender Firewall Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Escalate Privileges
12 Sep 2025 10:11 GMT
… of privilege vulnerabilities in its Windows Defender Firewall service, all rated as … “type confusion” flaw within the Windows Defender Firewall Service.
Type confusion is …
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Windows Defender Vulnerability Lets Hackers Hijack and Disable Services Using Symbolic Links
09 Sep 2025 08:05 GMT
… the antivirus entirely.
Windows Defender stores its executables … folders under ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform.
Each time … disabled
Once hijacked, Windows Defender can be manipulated … defensive technologies.
As Windows Defender continues to be …
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Windows Defender Vulnerability Allows Service Hijacking and Disablement via Symbolic Link Attack
08 Sep 2025 20:39 GMT
… severe vulnerability in Windows Defender’s update … handles version updates. Windows Defender stores its executable files … located within ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\.
When the … copies the legitimate Windows Defender executable files to a …
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Nano11 cuts Windows 11 down to size, grabbing just 2.8 GB of disk space
11 Sep 2025 19:32 GMT
… of the system services? Or Windows Defender?
The list goes on, and …
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'The Gentlemen' Ransomware Targets Asia Pacific
10 Sep 2025 19:30 GMT
… avoid detection, the group deletes Windows Defender support files, remote desktop protocol …
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Microsoft September 2025 Patch Tuesday – 81 Vulnerabilities Fixed Including 22 RCE
10 Sep 2025 08:14 GMT
… confusion flaw in the Windows Defender Firewall Service can lead … confusion flaw in the Windows Defender Firewall Service can lead … confusion flaw in the Windows Defender Firewall Service can lead … confusion flaw in the Windows Defender Firewall Service can lead …
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Gentlemen Ransomware Exploits Drivers and Group Policies to Breach Organizations
10 Sep 2025 08:20 GMT
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Prior to encryption, built-in Windows Defender was neutralized through PowerShell commands …
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Salat Stealer Exfiltrates Browser Credentials Via Sophisticated C2 Infrastructure
10 Sep 2025 04:25 GMT
… quietly adds critical directories to Windows Defender’s exclusion list, ensuring that …
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New Cyber Attack Weaponizes DeskSoft to Deploy Malware Leveraging RDP Access to Execute Commands
09 Sep 2025 14:04 GMT
… response activities.
Registry modifications target Windows Defender’s core functionality, systematically disabling … within HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\, ensuring system-wide impact that …