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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 92963" data-source="post: 968181"><p><h3>Is the improved performance of Microsoft Defender a myth?</h3><h3><span style="font-size: 12px">Looking at the steady improvement of Defender on AV-Comparatives and AV-Test in the last decade I would say no.</span></h3><p></p><h3>Should we necessarily be using a 3rd party AV?</h3><h3><span style="font-size: 12px">For years I have been keeping Windows/Microsoft Defender with Configure Defender on HIGH without protected folders on relatives PC&#039;s and have not heard of any problems or infections. So in my limited experience I would say no, not necessarily. On the other hand since Avast introduced hardened mode, I put Avast on every second PC in a household. Avast hardened mode also gave no problems or infections, so with that limited experience I would say yes (assuming that using different AV&#039;s in the same household statistically reduces the chance of all PC&#039;s being infected at the same time).</span></h3></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 92963, post: 968181"] [HEADING=2]Is the improved performance of Microsoft Defender a myth?[/HEADING] [HEADING=2][SIZE=3]Looking at the steady improvement of Defender on AV-Comparatives and AV-Test in the last decade I would say no.[/SIZE][/HEADING] [HEADING=2]Should we necessarily be using a 3rd party AV?[/HEADING] [HEADING=2][SIZE=3]For years I have been keeping Windows/Microsoft Defender with Configure Defender on HIGH without protected folders on relatives PC's and have not heard of any problems or infections. So in my limited experience I would say no, not necessarily. On the other hand since Avast introduced hardened mode, I put Avast on every second PC in a household. Avast hardened mode also gave no problems or infections, so with that limited experience I would say yes (assuming that using different AV's in the same household statistically reduces the chance of all PC's being infected at the same time).[/SIZE][/HEADING] [/QUOTE]

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