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Microsoft quietly repairs security hole in Windows Defender, CVE-2017-11937

Posted on December 8, 2017 at 08:30 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

A number of security researchers were puzzled yesterday when a new version of the MS Malware Protection Engine, mpengine.dll, suddenly appeared. Here’s what you need to know – and how to check your system.

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Windows Patches/Security CVE-2017-11937, Malware Protection Engine, Windows Defender

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