Microsoft Windows Defender

[Terry Ganzi]

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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1926596,00.asp

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• PROS
  Tested by many independent labs. Comes with all Windows 8 and 8.1 installations.
  
  
• CONSVery poor aggregate score from independent labs. Poor score in our hands-on malware blocking test. Dismal score against downloads from malware-hosting URLs. So-so phishing protection (supplied by Internet Explorer).
• BOTTOM LINE
  Windows Defender tries to protect your Windows 8 or 8.1 installation if you don't have third-party antivirus installed. Testing reveals that you'll be much, much better off installing almost any other free antivirus utility.
  
  
• http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1926596,00.asp

 

[Cats-4_Owners-2]

Thanks @Terry Ganzi.
Sometimes, in life (or perhaps more often than sometimes..) we need a point of reference to remind us we have the power to reach higher for something to provide more than we realized needing before, and that it can do the job a little, or even a lot, better than we'd ever expected.
This is one of those points of reference!

 

[aztony]

When M$ made public their position that their antivirus solution(s) were merely baseline protection they weren't kidding.