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Thread details
Product name
Microsoft Defender
Installation (rating)
5.00 star(s)
User interface (rating)
4.00 star(s)
Accessibility notes
The interface is very clear, well configurable for experts, and simple for beginners.
I remove one star because during a scan and when the antivirus detects several malware, the interface freezes or bugs...
Performance (rating)
4.00 star(s)
Core protection (rating)
5.00 star(s)
Proactive protection (rating)
5.00 star(s)
Protection notes
Great protection ! (Trojan, Worm, Exploit, RAT etc)
Medium anti-phishing (Microsoft Edge, or the extension on Chrome)
Browser protection (rating)
3.00 star(s)
Positives
Freeware
Minimal setup required
Low impact on system resources
Easy to use
Ransomware protection
Detects or blocks in-the-wild malware
Consistently high test scores
Excellent scores in independent tests
Great value for money
Effective malware removal
Negatives
Awkward interface
Limited web protection
Time spent using product
30 days or more
Computer specs
Virtual Machine :
VMware Workstation Pro
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
8Go of dedicated ram on the 32GB of the host machine
SSD dedicated to virtual machines (Crucial MX500 SSD)
There should not be any visible difference for Chromium-based web browsers - MDBP also uses the SmartScreen reputation. Furthermore, while finishing the download, the file is checked by Defender (BAFS). The difference could be if you would enable PUA protection or "Enhance your security on the web" in Edge.
The problem can be with Firefox. The MDBP extension and BAFS do not support Firefox.
I hoped that Windows Defender would redesign it's UI to make average noobies feel at home with Windows 11. I guess we'll have to wait till that happens.
In this, you get some good facilities and some wrong too because we do not know some things like as a defender, we need realtime, which can tell us whether this thing is already right or wrong in our desktop. great thing to put on
Its big advantage is that it is included directly in Windows, and that it is modular with tools like DefenderUI or ConfigureDefender.
Do you use Windows Defender?
Windows Defender is a free program included in Windows 10/11 system that helps protect your computer against security threats like malware, spyware, virus, etc.