Microsoft Defender: Babysitter or Joker?

Just when you thought your system was safe with Microsoft Defender Anti-Malware, it turns out the PowerShell API might be a conduit for arbitrary code execution. This is like hiring Mary Poppins for childcare and getting the Joker instead.

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Just when you thought your system was safely tucked into bed, dreaming sweet zero and one dreams courtesy of Microsoft Defender Anti-Malware, it turns out the babysitter might have a naughty side. In a plot twist that makes daytime soap operas seem predictable, the PowerShell API for Microsoft's Defender is apparently moonlighting as a conduit for arbitrary code execution. And not just any arbitrary code, but the kind that can cause your system to perform circus tricks you didn't even know were possible. It's like hiring Mary Poppins for childcare and getting the Joker instead.

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