Microsoft fixes Malware Protection Engine critical security flaw

Nicholas Fearn
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Microsoft's Malware Protection Engine gets urgent bug fix

Microsoft's Malware Protection Engine is an important part of the security defences of the Windows operating system, but it was recently left exposed by a 'critical' security flaw. Windows uses ...

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