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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 967975" data-attributes="member: 32260">The discussions about Defender free is usually a mess because people put together the home environment and business environment. This follows from the fact that Defender free is usually compared to commercial AVs. In fact, such a comparison should be done with Microsoft 365 Defender or Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.infusedinnovations.com/blog/secure-intelligent-workplace/microsoft-defender-atp-standalone-is-now-available[/URL]There is convincing evidence that some malware tried to change Defender&#039;s settings and Windows Firewall settings to get persistence in the business network. These samples were used in the targeted attacks often as payloads after compromising the business network by another malware. I did not see any evidence that such samples were used in widespread attacks. If one knows it then please let me know.In the business environment, using Defender free on default settings and Windows Firewall on default settings are not good solutions.This is not in contradiction with that for most users in the home environment the difference between Defender free + Edge + Windows Firewall and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can be hardly important.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 967975, member: 32260"] The discussions about Defender free is usually a mess because people put together the home environment and business environment. This follows from the fact that Defender free is usually compared to commercial AVs. In fact, such a comparison should be done with Microsoft 365 Defender or Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.infusedinnovations.com/blog/secure-intelligent-workplace/microsoft-defender-atp-standalone-is-now-available[/URL] There is convincing evidence that some malware tried to change Defender's settings and Windows Firewall settings to get persistence in the business network. These samples were used in the targeted attacks often as payloads after compromising the business network by another malware. I did not see any evidence that such samples were used in widespread attacks. If one knows it then please let me know. In the business environment, using Defender free on default settings and Windows Firewall on default settings are not good solutions. [B]This is not in contradiction with that for most users in the home environment the difference between Defender free + Edge + Windows Firewall and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can be hardly important.[/B] [/QUOTE]

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