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<blockquote data-quote="509322" data-source="post: 778457">The typical user is not the western hemisphere-centric user. Most people that use Windows are computer illiterate or close to it. They might have heard about malware, security softs, and IT security matters generally. However, on average they are not equipped to cope with IT security complexities such as tweaks. I&#039;d say in the western hemisphere the typical user is one that might install free AV - most of the time it is Avast Free and\or Malwarebytes free because it is promoted so heavily. And why do they install 3rd party softs ? Because the general consensus is that they are better off with a 3rd party security soft.We once had a girl here at MT that obviously was a college student and was asking how to remove Windows Defender - because she thought it was a rogue antivirus. She was\is a typical user.The only thing that security software represent are insurance policies. Some are a whole lot better than others with Windows Defender always at or near the bottom of the list.Yes, it is correct that many infections are triggered by a user. On the whole, Windows Defender does not protect users to the same extent that a 3rd party solution will. Windows Defender by design has holes in its protections. One only need to pay attention to the statistics that matter - which isn&#039;t some AV test lab report.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="509322, post: 778457"] The typical user is not the western hemisphere-centric user. Most people that use Windows are computer illiterate or close to it. They might have heard about malware, security softs, and IT security matters generally. However, on average they are not equipped to cope with IT security complexities such as tweaks. I'd say in the western hemisphere the typical user is one that might install free AV - most of the time it is Avast Free and\or Malwarebytes free because it is promoted so heavily. And why do they install 3rd party softs ? Because the general consensus is that they are better off with a 3rd party security soft. We once had a girl here at MT that obviously was a college student and was asking how to remove Windows Defender - because she thought it was a rogue antivirus. She was\is a typical user. The only thing that security software represent are insurance policies. Some are a whole lot better than others with Windows Defender always at or near the bottom of the list. Yes, it is correct that many infections are triggered by a user. On the whole, Windows Defender does not protect users to the same extent that a 3rd party solution will. Windows Defender by design has holes in its protections. One only need to pay attention to the statistics that matter - which isn't some AV test lab report. [/QUOTE]

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