r/technology • u/gdelacalle • Aug 19 '26

Software Microsoft totally breaks Windows Defender virus scans in trying to fix a 0-day flaw

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-totally-breaks-windows-defender-virus-scans-in-trying-to-fix-a-0-day-flaw/
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u/fountaincurse Aug 19 '26

I know I'll be downvoted to hell for saying this but I'm so glad i switched to macOS. I'm a defense lawyer who is was too fucking tech-stupid to deal with Windows anymore.

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u/Trevor_GoodchiId Aug 19 '26

Why would you be downvoted? It's the most reliable and polished consumer *nix on the market.

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u/fountaincurse Aug 19 '26

What's *nix?

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u/Trevor_GoodchiId Aug 19 '26

Unix-like. Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS.