Cybersecurity developers have released a new tool called “defendnot,” a successor to the previously DMCA-takedown-affected “no-defender” project. This innovative utility leverages undocumented Windows Security Center APIs to disable Windows Defender by registering itself as a third-party antivirus solution. The developer recently shared their journey implementing this technical workaround while traveling abroad with limited development resources. […]

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