Coming soon, a new Bitdefender "unified" app

nickstar1 said:
Or just use Symantec Endpoint Protection; it’s free and performed really well in recent tests. It blocks almost every phishing email I throw at it, so I’d consider checking it out if you haven’t already.
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I believe we all should accept the fact that it is time to ditch 3rd party antiviruses and stick to MD. Personally I no longer experiment with 3rd party security products nor waste my money on them. I know it is sad, but we all should accept it.
 
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Divine_Barakah said:
I believe we all should accept the fact that it is time to ditch 3rd party antiviruses and stick to MD. Personally I no longer experiment with 3rd party security products nor waste my money on them. I know it is sad, but we all should accept it.
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Microsoft Defender is a great option for MalwareTips users because many of us know how to pair it with other security tools and use utilities like Microsoft Defender Configure or other hardening tools to maximize its effectiveness. However, 99.9% of the general population doesn't know these tools exist or how to properly configure Defender. While Microsoft Defender offers very good malware protection for consumers, its phishing detection has historically been an area where it can fall short compared to some competitors. Since phishing attacks delivered through email are among the most common threats that everyday users face, I wouldn't recommend relying on Microsoft Defender alone for someone who simply installs it and forgets about it. Personally, Microsoft Defender isn't my first choice for several reasons, but I respect that others may feel differently. We can simply agree to disagree.

No regular consumer who isn’t tech-savvy about the cyber threat landscape is going to think, “Oh, I need to pair Windows Defender with an extension that blocks phishing,” especially when about 99% of them don’t even know what it is. For some reason, Microsoft Defender no longer scans files on access, which used to block downloads before the user could execute them. It seems they’ve changed this, and I’m not a fan of the new approach. Now i have to run the file to get a detection.
 
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And what I'm concerned with is the staged roll out, means the first group(s) will be the beta testers. When the old Bitdefender Password Manager and the Parental controls were upgraded, the users were the beta tester as well. The forum was peppered with angry and confused users with complaints of "what happened to, why can't I, why isn't it....?" etc. questions. It was mentioned a handful of times in posts that BD was making users the beta testers.

Thank goodness for those AV companies who still do pre public release beta testing, especially with the likes of Kaspersky and F-Secure.
 
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Divine_Barakah said:
I believe we all should accept the fact that it is time to ditch 3rd party antiviruses and stick to MD. Personally I no longer experiment with 3rd party security products nor waste my money on them. I know it is sad, but we all should accept it.
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As long as other AVs exist, Microsoft Defender will continue to be garbage, and you know it.
 
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Microsoft Defender is a great option for MalwareTips users because many of us know how to pair it with other security tools and use utilities like Microsoft Defender Configure or other hardening tools to maximize its effectiveness. However, 99.9% of the general population doesn't know these tools exist or how to properly configure Defender. While Microsoft Defender offers very good malware protection for consumers, its phishing detection has historically been an area where it can fall short compared to some competitors. Since phishing attacks delivered through email are among the most common threats that everyday users face, I wouldn't recommend relying on Microsoft Defender alone for someone who simply installs it and forgets about it. Personally, Microsoft Defender isn't my first choice for several reasons, but I respect that others may feel differently. We can simply agree to disagree.

No regular consumer who isn’t tech-savvy about the cyber threat landscape is going to think, “Oh, I need to pair Windows Defender with an extension that blocks phishing,” especially when about 99% of them don’t even know what it is. For some reason, Microsoft Defender no longer scans files on access, which used to block downloads before the user could execute them. It seems they’ve changed this, and I’m not a fan of the new approach. Now i have to run the file to get a detection.
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Most of my relatives are literally ignorant when it comes to using their devices. They're all running MD on default settings and every time I run second-opinion scanners, the result is almost always a clean system. I also believe that lab test also test MD on default settings and it always scores pretty high.

In my experience using an effective adblocker with secure DNS is far more important nowadays. Moreover safe habits are needed especially not to fall victim for phishing. Dashlane is now using AI enhanced protection against phishing.


So an adblocker, secure DNS, a password manager and up-to-date system are all what we need nowadays.
 
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Wonderful, you both have spoken your minds :) Now, let's keep this about the product and topic of this thread, so members and guests don't have to scroll through a page or a page and a half to get back to the updates or thoughts regarding what's coming down the pike from BD :)
 
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