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Is Defender good against scriptors or malicious pdf and word files?
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<blockquote data-quote="monkeylove" data-source="post: 1068175" data-attributes="member: 19756"><p>My post was deleted because I was told it wasn't helpful to the OP. I'll see if this one passes:</p><p></p><p>The OP is asking whether or not Defender is good. Your response is that it is as long as one knows how to use VT, VM, or hex editors, or know what to toggle in what apps in PDF readers.</p><p></p><p>The problem is that most users don't know how to use VT, VM, or hex editors, and malware do not wholly come from PDFs.</p><p></p><p>Given that, I think Defender isn't good enough, and the suggestions you gave aren't helpful. I also think hard configuration isn't helpful as well because it can do more harm than good, similar to turning off Java and other features. Users can create more problems, and they will have to figure out what they disabled in order to bring back functionality.</p><p></p><p>With that, use other AVs that according to AV-Test, AV Comparatives, and Youtubers doing tests (like the one mentioned by the OP) do better. Examples are Avast, AVG, Kaspersky, and Bitdefender.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="monkeylove, post: 1068175, member: 19756"] My post was deleted because I was told it wasn't helpful to the OP. I'll see if this one passes: The OP is asking whether or not Defender is good. Your response is that it is as long as one knows how to use VT, VM, or hex editors, or know what to toggle in what apps in PDF readers. The problem is that most users don't know how to use VT, VM, or hex editors, and malware do not wholly come from PDFs. Given that, I think Defender isn't good enough, and the suggestions you gave aren't helpful. I also think hard configuration isn't helpful as well because it can do more harm than good, similar to turning off Java and other features. Users can create more problems, and they will have to figure out what they disabled in order to bring back functionality. With that, use other AVs that according to AV-Test, AV Comparatives, and Youtubers doing tests (like the one mentioned by the OP) do better. Examples are Avast, AVG, Kaspersky, and Bitdefender. [/QUOTE]
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