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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 1119256" data-attributes="member: 32260">In many countries, it is not a tiny amount of money. I can encourage people to pay for AVs (including the paid version of Microsoft Defender). Of course, there is nothing wrong with using the free AV versions.Applying standard protection can indeed give you only standard security. But you are wrong when thinking that high-quality 3rd party AV on default settings will be a game changer. The real difference follows from non-standard security like Advanced Threat Protection features, Network Protection, file reputation, sandboxing, vendor support, etc. Some of those features are available for free (via PowerShell or 3rd party tools) when using Microsoft Defender. Many people prefer using high-quality 3rd party AV because usually it is more convenient.The installed 3rd party AV does not do anything to disable Microsoft Defender. Windows recognizes the popular AVs and Microsoft Defender switches off some of its processes to avoid conflicts. Some Microsoft Defender features can be tampered with by using high privileges. This can be an issue, especially with standard protection. Of course, other AVs can be tampered too (there are at least four general methods to do so).You are not alone. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 1119256, member: 32260"] In many countries, it is not a tiny amount of money. I can encourage people to pay for AVs (including the paid version of Microsoft Defender). Of course, there is nothing wrong with using the free AV versions. Applying standard protection can indeed give you only standard security. But you are wrong when thinking that high-quality 3rd party AV on default settings will be a game changer. The real difference follows from non-standard security like Advanced Threat Protection features, Network Protection, file reputation, sandboxing, vendor support, etc. Some of those features are available for free (via PowerShell or 3rd party tools) when using Microsoft Defender. Many people prefer using high-quality 3rd party AV because usually it is more convenient. The installed 3rd party AV does not do anything to disable Microsoft Defender. Windows recognizes the popular AVs and Microsoft Defender switches off some of its processes to avoid conflicts. Some Microsoft Defender features can be tampered with by using high privileges. This can be an issue, especially with standard protection. Of course, other AVs can be tampered too (there are at least four general methods to do so). You are not alone. :) [/QUOTE]

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