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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 808348" data-attributes="member: 32260">Did you try the same links against SmartScreen in Edge + WD &quot;Block at first sight&quot; which are turned ON by default in Windows 10? If not, then such test can be easily questioned.In practice the default Windows 10 protection is OK and SmartScreen anti-phishing filter is good.The AV web filtering has the advantage to block some malicious downloads by scripts, macros, etc., which are done outside the web browser. But, it is not especially efficient - you can see it on Malware Hub. Also, It is not as efficient for blocking phishing websites, as web browser extensions. WD has better script/macros protection than, for example, Avast so in the end, the protection is similar. Furthermore, Avast web filtering (true for many AVs) has an impact on web browser performance, and many users turn it OFF.We can talk a long time about details, but this will not change the fact, that for the home users on Windows 10, WD protection is similar to any free AV. You can look at the professional real world tests (AV Comparatives, AV Test). The exception can be the user who downloads cracks, pirated software, etc. From my personal experience, WD is not very good against Coin miner malware, but I cannot generalize this as the real WD issue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 808348, member: 32260"] Did you try the same links against SmartScreen in Edge + WD "Block at first sight" which are turned ON by default in Windows 10? If not, then such test can be easily questioned. In practice the default Windows 10 protection is OK and SmartScreen anti-phishing filter is good. The AV web filtering has the advantage to block some malicious downloads by scripts, macros, etc., which are done outside the web browser. But, it is not especially efficient - you can see it on Malware Hub. Also, It is not as efficient for blocking phishing websites, as web browser extensions. WD has better script/macros protection than, for example, Avast so in the end, the protection is similar. Furthermore, Avast web filtering (true for many AVs) has an impact on web browser performance, and many users turn it OFF. We can talk a long time about details, but this will not change the fact, that for the home users on Windows 10, WD protection is similar to any free AV. You can look at the professional real world tests (AV Comparatives, AV Test). The exception can be the user who downloads cracks, pirated software, etc. From my personal experience, WD is not very good against Coin miner malware, but I cannot generalize this as the real WD issue. [/QUOTE]

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