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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 913191" data-attributes="member: 32260">That is true for WD/MSD on default settings, as compared to commercial AVs (paid versions). Some conclusions (banking protection, fileless attacks, anti-ransomware protection, detection of network traffic manipulation) are true as compared to AV business versions.Shortly, WD/MSD on default settings cannot compete with commercial AV business versions. The reason for that is simple. On default settings, WD/MSD lacks some important ATP modules that are included in the AV business versions.WD/MSD with advanced settings (tweaked by PowerShell, ConfigureDefender, or GPO) can compete with commercial AV business versions, except for banking protection on already infected computer (this would require a special banking module).Generally, WD/MSD protection increased from the year 2018, as compared to other AVs. Nowadays it uses similar techniques as top commercial AVs (Deep Learning, post-execution ML modules, etc.).The maximum WD/MSD protection can give more false positives as compared to top commercial AVs (business versions).It would be interesting to see the AVLab test which would include WD ATP (paid) among other AV business versions. For now, we could see such tests only in the last four MRG Effitas reports (in older tests WD had default settings).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 913191, member: 32260"] That is true for WD/MSD on default settings, as compared to commercial AVs (paid versions). Some conclusions (banking protection, fileless attacks, anti-ransomware protection, detection of network traffic manipulation) are true as compared to AV business versions. Shortly, WD/MSD on default settings cannot compete with commercial AV business versions. The reason for that is simple. On default settings, WD/MSD lacks some important ATP modules that are included in the AV business versions. WD/MSD with [COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)][B]advanced settings[/B][/COLOR] (tweaked by PowerShell, ConfigureDefender, or GPO) can compete with commercial AV business versions, except for banking protection[B] on already infected computer[/B] (this would require a special banking module). Generally, WD/MSD protection increased from the year 2018, as compared to other AVs. Nowadays it uses similar techniques as top commercial AVs (Deep Learning, post-execution ML modules, etc.). The maximum WD/MSD protection can give more false positives as compared to top commercial AVs (business versions). It would be interesting to see the AVLab test which would include WD ATP (paid) among other AV business versions. For now, we could see such tests only in the last four MRG Effitas reports (in older tests WD had default settings). [/QUOTE]

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