Microsoft fixes ancient Windows Defender bug that caused CPU spikes when using Firefox

[Jan]

Microsoft fixes 5-year-old bug that caused Firefox to munch CPUs

Microsoft has fixed a five-year-old bug in Windows Defender that caused significant CPU usage spikes for users of the Mozilla Firefox browser, Neowin reports.

Firefox developer Yannis Juglaret confirmed that Microsoft rolled out a regular definition update for the anti-virus application that fixed the problem.

 

[RonSwanson]

Only 5 years? Yay Microsoft.

 

[r00igev@@r]

You mean I can make my battery last longer now?

 

[B-1]

Undocumented feature not a bug.

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

Great news, if you lot can quickly install that update we might drop down to indefinite stage 4 load shedding

 

[backstreetboy]

Only 5 years? Yay Microsoft.

TBH Firefox only has like 3% marketshare no wonder M$ didn’t care.

 

[Xtm]

They didn't fix in windows 11. They still using embedded 2006 drivers.

 

[_TrXtR_]

Ofcourse they'll take their time fixing issues experienced in a competitor product