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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 97327" data-source="post: 1056761"><p>For free protection you can't get anything better than Avast Free or Microsoft Defender free. In default mode they do both good in tests, as well in professional lab tests and [USER=92939]@Shadowra[/USER]'s tests.</p><p></p><p>When you increase the protection by adding Simple Windows Hardening to either of them and use their power features, no free AV offers more protection. To enable the cloud whitelist power feature you have to use Configure Defender for Microsoft Defender and choose MAX (imum) protection. For Avast free to enable the cloud whitelist feature, simply choose hardened mode. With those cloud whitelists and SWH blocking nasty scripts in user folders you have a safe and sound protection for free.</p><p></p><p>When you are on an all Microsoft setup (using Microsoft Office and Edge etc), Defender probably got an advantage over Avast Free (because of the Attack Surface reduction rules enabled in MAX mode). When you are on Windows 11 and have enabled SAC it has more benefit to use Avast Free (because then you use the cloud whitelist of SAC and the cloud whitelist of Avast, so double protected).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 97327, post: 1056761"] For free protection you can't get anything better than Avast Free or Microsoft Defender free. In default mode they do both good in tests, as well in professional lab tests and [USER=92939]@Shadowra[/USER]'s tests. When you increase the protection by adding Simple Windows Hardening to either of them and use their power features, no free AV offers more protection. To enable the cloud whitelist power feature you have to use Configure Defender for Microsoft Defender and choose MAX (imum) protection. For Avast free to enable the cloud whitelist feature, simply choose hardened mode. With those cloud whitelists and SWH blocking nasty scripts in user folders you have a safe and sound protection for free. When you are on an all Microsoft setup (using Microsoft Office and Edge etc), Defender probably got an advantage over Avast Free (because of the Attack Surface reduction rules enabled in MAX mode). When you are on Windows 11 and have enabled SAC it has more benefit to use Avast Free (because then you use the cloud whitelist of SAC and the cloud whitelist of Avast, so double protected). [/QUOTE]
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