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Microsoft removed the file download command in Windows Defender Antivirus
Microsoft removed the ability to download files using Windows Defender after demonstrating how attackers can use this functionality to deliver malware to a computer.

We reported some time ago how Microsoft, for unclear reasons, covertly added the ability to download files using Microsoft Defender.

Following this, the cybersecurity research community expressed concern that Microsoft now allows Windows 10 antivirus to be used as LOLBINs (legitimate OS files that can be used for malicious purposes).

“With this new feature, Microsoft Defender is now part of the long list of Windows programs that can be abused by local attackers”, – wrote BleepingComputer [...]

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