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Microsoft fixes bug behind ‘Defender Antivirus is turned off’ alerts
Microsoft resolved a known issue that generated false alerts indicating Defender Antivirus was disabled following recent updates. The bug affected users who received misleading notifications despite the antivirus remaining active.
Why it matters: Organizations using Microsoft Defender need to verify their antivirus status is not based on these erroneous alerts and confirm actual protection status to avoid operational confusion.
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