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Windows 10 security: Microsoft patches critical flaw in Windows Defender

Windows 10 security: Microsoft patches critical flaw in Windows Defender

April 4, 2018

Via: ZDnet
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Microsoft has rolled-out security updates to fix a critical remote code execution flaw affecting Windows Defender and other anti-malware products.

Ahead of April’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released patches for the critical flaw, which affects Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, or mpengine.dll, the core of Windows Defender in Windows 10.

“An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code in the security context of the LocalSystem account and take control of the system,” warns Microsoft.

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