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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="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 967910" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>This result is related only to Defender static detection. All threats except probably one were detected dynamically (after execution).</p><p><strong>Any similar video-tests cannot be real protection tests</strong>. You can read why here:</p><p>[URL unfurl="false"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/intermission-voodooshield-free-6-62-test-vs-fresh-malware-samples-league-of-antivirus.111222/post-966507[/URL]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is not true:</p><p>[URL unfurl="false"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/windows-11-vs-ransomware-tpsc.110854/post-963974[/URL]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Most 3rd party firewalls on default settings will not be much better (with few exceptions). Windows Firewall can be configured to get strong protection.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, this demo test failed (even with Edge), but we know well that Edge uses good anti-phishing protection (SmartScreen). There are 5 more tests under the "Verify if your desktop security software" and all of them are detected by SmartScreen in Edge (SmartScreen + PUA enabled).</p><p><a href="https://www.amtso.org/feature-settings-check-phishing-page/" target="_blank">Feature Settings Check - Phishing Page Test - AMTSO</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The prices of very good AVs (KIS, Norton 360, etc.) are affordable for most people. These AVs can protect better compared to the Defender free on default settings. But, the difference will be hardly visible in the home environment. This conclusion follows not from the video-tests, but from cumulative results of protection tests made by professional AV Labs:</p><p>[URL unfurl="false"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/the-best-home-av-protection-2019-2020.106485/post-927440[/URL]</p><p>The results for the year 2021 are similar (I will publish them in February 2022).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 967910, member: 32260"] This result is related only to Defender static detection. All threats except probably one were detected dynamically (after execution). [B]Any similar video-tests cannot be real protection tests[/B]. You can read why here: [URL unfurl="false"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/intermission-voodooshield-free-6-62-test-vs-fresh-malware-samples-league-of-antivirus.111222/post-966507[/URL] It is not true: [URL unfurl="false"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/windows-11-vs-ransomware-tpsc.110854/post-963974[/URL] Most 3rd party firewalls on default settings will not be much better (with few exceptions). Windows Firewall can be configured to get strong protection. Yes, this demo test failed (even with Edge), but we know well that Edge uses good anti-phishing protection (SmartScreen). There are 5 more tests under the "Verify if your desktop security software" and all of them are detected by SmartScreen in Edge (SmartScreen + PUA enabled). [URL='https://www.amtso.org/feature-settings-check-phishing-page/']Feature Settings Check - Phishing Page Test - AMTSO[/URL] The prices of very good AVs (KIS, Norton 360, etc.) are affordable for most people. These AVs can protect better compared to the Defender free on default settings. But, the difference will be hardly visible in the home environment. This conclusion follows not from the video-tests, but from cumulative results of protection tests made by professional AV Labs: [URL unfurl="false"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/the-best-home-av-protection-2019-2020.106485/post-927440[/URL] The results for the year 2021 are similar (I will publish them in February 2022). [/QUOTE]
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