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New Windows Defender zero-day blocks Microsoft antivirus updates

September 22, 2026

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Source: BleepingComputer

Over the weekend, security researcher Abdelhamid Naceri (also known as Nightmare Eclipse) released another Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit that blocks antivirus updates.
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