NightmareEclipse's latest zero-day leaves Microsoft Defender stuck in the past
22-09-2026 18:36 via theregister.com

NightmareEclipse's latest zero-day leaves Microsoft Defender stuck in the past

Serial Microsoft zero-day leaker NightmareEclipse has found another way to mess with Windows Defender, this time by stopping the antivirus from updating itself. The security researcher, also known as Abdelhamid Naceri, released a proof-of-concept dubbed “BigDiskBuster” that is designed to prevent Microsoft Defender Antivirus from installing platform and security intelligence updates. “Made a funny tool, completely denies defender from updating so you're stuck with your current
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