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<blockquote data-quote="JasonUK" data-source="post: 968862" data-attributes="member: 86995"><p>Has Defender improved.. it would be hard to argue that it hasn&#039;t.&nbsp; There&#039;s a whole host of test results over recent years showing the improvement.&nbsp; Can it be improved further by the use of 3rd-party configuration tools and by enabling certain features left disabled by a standard Windows setup?&nbsp; Again an obvious yes but should an average Joe have to do so? Many users on this and other similar forums (who could be argued to be more security aware) either use a 3rd-party AV or an augmented version of Defender which perhaps answers the second part of the thread heading.... a third party AV or at least third party hardening tools is still desirable <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="JasonUK, post: 968862, member: 86995"] Has Defender improved.. it would be hard to argue that it hasn't. There's a whole host of test results over recent years showing the improvement. Can it be improved further by the use of 3rd-party configuration tools and by enabling certain features left disabled by a standard Windows setup? Again an obvious yes but should an average Joe have to do so? Many users on this and other similar forums (who could be argued to be more security aware) either use a 3rd-party AV or an augmented version of Defender which perhaps answers the second part of the thread heading.... a third party AV or at least third party hardening tools is still desirable :) [/QUOTE]

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