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    Windows Defender broken by Windows update "fix"

    Microsoft tries to fix the sfc /scannow bug introduced by a patch in July, ends up clobbering Defender Malware

    https://www.askwoody.com/2019/micros...ender-malware/

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    More info:

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/window...a-few-seconds/

    Microsoft should consider re-hiring some of their beta testers.

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    should be "ends up clobbering Defender Anti-Malware." Don't know if malware is actually being clobbered in Win 10.
    Last edited by foxy; October 5th, 2019 at 12:41 AM.

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