Microsoft Defender Wrongly Flags DigiCert Certs as Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha
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A Microsoft Defender update caused panic on many computers worldwide. The antivirus software built into Windows sent a series of false positives that triggered a cascade of bugs over the weekend. From broken secure connections and software refusing to start, to businesses in disarray, Defender caused quite a mess. Here's what happened.
Microsoft Defender was wrong with a DigiCert root certificate that was identified as a Trojan. An error related to an overzealous reaction following a security flaw.
Imagine waking up and realizing that your antivirus removed essential certificates that allow your computer to rely on legitimate websites, apps and services. That's exactly what happened to thousands of users after a serious error involving Microsoft Defender and DigiCert certificates. The problem is linked to the false positive Trojan:Win32/Cerdigient.A!dha, which led the Windows security system to identify legitimate root certificates as a th…
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Microsoft Defender Mistakenly Flags DigiCert Root Certificates as Malware
Microsoft Defender triggered widespread false positive alerts after a faulty security update caused it to flag two legitimate DigiCert root certificates as malicious, potentially disrupting SSL/TLS validation and code-signing operations across enterprise environments worldwide.
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