Here’s what she described: "I received a pop-up that froze my computer and read, ‘Access to this system is blocked for security reasons’ from Windows Defender Security Center. It came with ...

Regardless, some users are reporting a Windows Defender pop-up message saying that it has skipped a file "due to exclusion or network scanning settings." This happens during both quick scans and ...

Scammers are using fake Windows Defender pop-up messages to convince PC users to hand over hundreds of pounds. In reality, however, these warnings are completely false and have nothing to do with ...

(Windows Defender Firewall still appears in the Control ... Naturally, if it finds anything, it will pop up a notification. You also have the option of requiring security data to be shared with ...

add the BrokerService.exe and the HighAvailabilityService.exe to the exclusion list in Microsoft Windows Defender Pop-up wizard If Microsoft Windows Defender Wizard does not pop-up automatically ...

Personally, I prefer to use Windows Defender than the other free programs out there, because it doesn’t pop up out of anywhere, and never asks me to spend my money to upgrade to a better service.

Tech expert Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson says a tech support scam used a fake Windows Defender pop-up, tricking the victim to call and download software.