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Attackers can use Microsoft Defender to download viruses and malware
The latest update to Microsoft Defender Antivirus for Windows 10 allows using it to download viruses, malware, and other files to Windows computer. [dropcap]Security[/dropcap] researcher Muhammad Askar discovered this ability to download malware.

The Microsoft Defender Command Line Tool update now includes a new command line argument -DownloadFile. The directive allows a local user to use the Microsoft Antimalware Service Command Line Utility (MpCmdRun.exe) to download a file from a remote location using a dedicated command.

“Well, you can download a file from the internet using Windows Defender itself. In this example, I was able to download Cobalt Strike beacon [...]

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