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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="Local Host" data-source="post: 967942"><p>You don't need to pay to get better protection than Windows Defender, malware targets it the same way it targets the Windows Firewall, they both extremely easy to bypass and methods for it are included in 90% of malware samples (obviously cause Windows comes with both built-in).</p><p></p><p>The true protection is safe habits, to avoid the malware itself, if you can't achieve that you should not rely on Windows Defender whasoever, I install Kaspersky on every family member PCs for a good reason, I don't wanna get calls about issues (which is something Windows Defender cannot accomplish).</p><p></p><p>Then we have the performance issues, which makes Windows Defender even more useless than a paper weight, I rather have it off by default than wasting resources in the background, even it provides better protection than none, I practice safe habits.</p><p></p><p>Then we have both sides of the coin, fanboys who protect WD with tests against old malware and/or relying on third-party tools (which even then tends to fail a good chunk of times), and haters who test WD against new malware and see it fail miserably in comparison to competition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Local Host, post: 967942"] You don't need to pay to get better protection than Windows Defender, malware targets it the same way it targets the Windows Firewall, they both extremely easy to bypass and methods for it are included in 90% of malware samples (obviously cause Windows comes with both built-in). The true protection is safe habits, to avoid the malware itself, if you can't achieve that you should not rely on Windows Defender whasoever, I install Kaspersky on every family member PCs for a good reason, I don't wanna get calls about issues (which is something Windows Defender cannot accomplish). Then we have the performance issues, which makes Windows Defender even more useless than a paper weight, I rather have it off by default than wasting resources in the background, even it provides better protection than none, I practice safe habits. Then we have both sides of the coin, fanboys who protect WD with tests against old malware and/or relying on third-party tools (which even then tends to fail a good chunk of times), and haters who test WD against new malware and see it fail miserably in comparison to competition. [/QUOTE]
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