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The categories that security solutions were being tested against were protection, performance, and usability, and Defender managed to score full marks in all three.

Microsoft Defender once again performed admirably in the latest AV-TEST assessments and was crowned a 'top' security solution alongside ESET, Kaspersky, Norton, and more. Find out more details about the threat and Microsoft's remediation steps here. The company is looking to enable the functionality again via group policy configurations, but for now, the feature is unavailable. In related cybersecurity news, Microsoft has formally announced that it disabled the MSIX app-installer protocol because it was being used as an attack vector by threat actors. The company has recommended the use of Advanced hunting queries, Microsoft Edge, and Defender for Endpoint to protect yourself against this emerging and sophisticated threat. Microsoft has cautioned that right now it is downloading the Adload adware but there could be even more dangerous payloads planned in future iterations of the trojan since it is in active development. UpdateAgent then proceeds to bypass security layers, persist on the macOS device, steal information, download secondary payload, and hide its tracks. It disguises itself as legitimate software and is installed on machines through drive-by downloads. The company says that the trojan is quite dangerous as it has been steadily evolving since its first appearance in September 2020. Microsoft disclosed details about a sophisticated trojan named UpdateAgent targeting Mac devices. Microsoft-discovered Mac trojan and other security threats This is an interesting approach and you can read more about it here. That said, keep your expectations in check as nothing is guaranteed.ДЄlthough Microsoft has transitioned to an annual release cadence for Windows feature updates, the company says that it will continue to deliver new features as they become generally available through Feature, Web, and Online Service Experience Packs. A Microsoft Design lead has revealed that the firm is working on bringing 3D emoji to Windows 11. Now it seems that Microsoft is looking to backtrack on its previous announcements. This announcement received backlash with many claiming that the company had scammed customers through misleading advertisements. Microsoft made a bit of a marketing blunder back in October 2021 when it revealed that the 3D emoji that it is using in promotional material for Windows 11 under the implication that they will be available in the OS are actually not planned for release on Windows 11 at all. It's not yet known as to when the Media Player will become generally available. Microsoft seems to have ironed out some issues that were present in the Dev Channel version of the software, which is why it is now being promoted to the next ring of public testing.

That said, the new Media Player app did land on the Beta Channel this week and you can now give it a go if you're a member of the Insider channel. Flighting in this channel is expected to resume from next week. Unfortunately, Insiders did not release a Dev Channel build this week due to the candidate build not meeting Microsoft's quality bar. Find out more in our weekly digest for January 29 - February 4 below! The future of Windows 11 updates There was some new information regarding upcoming Windows 11 updates as well as some reports related to cybersecurity. This was an interesting week in the Microsoft-verse with lots of news flowing in from a variety of diverse topics.

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