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The truth about Windows Defender on Windows 10 (Home & Pro).
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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 72227" data-source="post: 778399"><p>If I'm not mistaken (please correct me if I'm wrong) smartscreen in Edge will work regardless if WD is enabled or not. Firefox has protection built in via Google's malicious protection, so you don't need to add anything else technically. WD will scan files as they are downloaded.</p><p></p><p>As for phishing its smartscreen that is doing the heavy lifting not WD. If you want you can add an extension like Malwarebytes if you feel like you need more. Phishing sites aren't particularly harmful for the most part unless you enter your info. If you haven't already aside from browser protection, make sure you know how to spot a phishing site with your own eyes as well. More often then not just by looking at the url will give it away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 72227, post: 778399"] If I'm not mistaken (please correct me if I'm wrong) smartscreen in Edge will work regardless if WD is enabled or not. Firefox has protection built in via Google's malicious protection, so you don't need to add anything else technically. WD will scan files as they are downloaded. As for phishing its smartscreen that is doing the heavy lifting not WD. If you want you can add an extension like Malwarebytes if you feel like you need more. Phishing sites aren't particularly harmful for the most part unless you enter your info. If you haven't already aside from browser protection, make sure you know how to spot a phishing site with your own eyes as well. More often then not just by looking at the url will give it away. [/QUOTE]
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