Microsoft quietly disables registry hack used to de-activate Windows Defender

Posted by vvpvijay on Thursday August 20, 2020 @10:31AM
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Re:Microsoft quietly disables registry hack used to de-activ... by kipchak on Thursday August 20, 2020 @10:39AM (#24223733)

Could this possibly be intended to make it harder for malware to disable Defender by editing the registry?

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Re:Microsoft quietly disables registry hack used to de-activ... by rolph on Thursday August 20, 2020 @01:12PM (#24225683)

it is possible to have more than one intention at a time... 2 birds 1 stone

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