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<blockquote data-quote="Victor M" data-source="post: 1082127" data-attributes="member: 96560">If you download and try out a lot of software frequently, then it is worth it to get a third party AV. The thing you are getting is better detection. And the time you need it the most is when you are not paying attention or in a hurry. People make mistakes, deviate from safe habits. Also, it is not only malware detection that you need, but also phishing detection. Windows Defender is not bad, it got good detection score at AV-Comparatives tests recently. But third party AV&#039;s are aiming to out-do Defender, so they should offer better than Defender protection. Another way of looking it is to treat it as insurance, it covers your butt.[USER=101396]@Azazel[/USER] recommended Kaspersky Free above. I second that. And Kaspersky is a popular choice here at MT. The free version is said to offer the same detection capabilities as the paid versions.&nbsp; AVG, which you found annoying, also got a good detection score on that test.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Victor M, post: 1082127, member: 96560"] If you download and try out a lot of software frequently, then it is worth it to get a third party AV. The thing you are getting is better detection. And the time you need it the most is when you are not paying attention or in a hurry. People make mistakes, deviate from safe habits. Also, it is not only malware detection that you need, but also phishing detection. Windows Defender is not bad, it got good detection score at AV-Comparatives tests recently. But third party AV's are aiming to out-do Defender, so they should offer better than Defender protection. Another way of looking it is to treat it as insurance, it covers your butt. [USER=101396]@Azazel[/USER] recommended Kaspersky Free above. I second that. And Kaspersky is a popular choice here at MT. The free version is said to offer the same detection capabilities as the paid versions. AVG, which you found annoying, also got a good detection score on that test. [/QUOTE]

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