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Is the improved performance of Microsoft Defender a myth? Should we necessarily be using a 3rd party AV?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kongo" data-source="post: 967862" data-attributes="member: 59691"><p>I don't want to start criticising TPSC again as we went through this multiple times now. All I will say is that he often doesn't properly test the products, at least in my opinion. This might be due to the lack of research on his tested products before his actual tests.</p><p></p><p>Now to your question: I personally think that you can't go wrong with Microsoft Defender (MD) as your standalone security solution. If you don't shut down your head completely while browsing there is nothing to be afraid of. There are also tools like <a href="https://github.com/AndyFul/ConfigureDefender" target="_blank">ConfigureDefender</a> or <a href="https://www.defenderui.com/" target="_blank">DefenderUI</a> that can improve the protection of MD by enabling protections that are disabled by default and mostly can't be accessed easily by the average user. Both developers are active here on MalwareTips and are very responsive and helpful. I'd recommend you contacting them if you have any detailed question about Microsoft Defender.</p><p></p><p>Developer of ConfigureDefender: [USER=32260]@Andy Ful[/USER]</p><p>Developer of DefenderUI: [USER=62850]@danb[/USER]</p><p></p><p>Protection-wise there is no real reason to use a third-party AV anymore as Microsoft Defender provides not the best but definitely sufficient protection. <u>Most</u> people here that are still using third-party AV's are using them due to for example performance advantages. At least that's what I picked up lately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kongo, post: 967862, member: 59691"] I don't want to start criticising TPSC again as we went through this multiple times now. All I will say is that he often doesn't properly test the products, at least in my opinion. This might be due to the lack of research on his tested products before his actual tests. Now to your question: I personally think that you can't go wrong with Microsoft Defender (MD) as your standalone security solution. If you don't shut down your head completely while browsing there is nothing to be afraid of. There are also tools like [URL='https://github.com/AndyFul/ConfigureDefender']ConfigureDefender[/URL] or [URL='https://www.defenderui.com/']DefenderUI[/URL] that can improve the protection of MD by enabling protections that are disabled by default and mostly can't be accessed easily by the average user. Both developers are active here on MalwareTips and are very responsive and helpful. I'd recommend you contacting them if you have any detailed question about Microsoft Defender. Developer of ConfigureDefender: [USER=32260]@Andy Ful[/USER] Developer of DefenderUI: [USER=62850]@danb[/USER] Protection-wise there is no real reason to use a third-party AV anymore as Microsoft Defender provides not the best but definitely sufficient protection. [U]Most[/U] people here that are still using third-party AV's are using them due to for example performance advantages. At least that's what I picked up lately. [/QUOTE]
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