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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 808358" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>In several posts, I was defending WD.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite135" alt=":giggle:" title="Giggle :giggle:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":giggle:" /></p><p>But one could say: "Andy, why do you defend WD? Did not you develop ConfigureDefender and Hard_Configurator, because you noticed that WD protection is not sufficient? You should rather support people who say that WD is not good without tweaking, and even then the system is not safe without using SRP and Windows hardening."</p><p>That is true. It is also true for any free AV. The free third-party AVs have some advantages for many users, but I do not think that they can protect home users on Windows 10 much better than WD. I also do not believe that there is an essential difference in overall protection between the best free AVs.</p><p>That can be seen in the real world tests, if one can believe such tests. But the most convincing is the fact that most AVs adopted similar anti-malware techniques based on AI systems with advanced machine learning models + fast malware fingerprints in the cloud. The free AVs cannot usually make use of full AI capabilities. For, example many advanced WD settings are available only in Windows E5 edition, the same is probably true for some third-party AVs. If I have to choose the free AV that could be better for the home users than WD, then maybe I should mention the Kaspersky product, because of available advanced modules. But, I could not prove it. Furthermore, if this could be the real advantage, then WD has an advatage to be more compatible with Windows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 808358, member: 32260"] In several posts, I was defending WD.:giggle: But one could say: "Andy, why do you defend WD? Did not you develop ConfigureDefender and Hard_Configurator, because you noticed that WD protection is not sufficient? You should rather support people who say that WD is not good without tweaking, and even then the system is not safe without using SRP and Windows hardening." That is true. It is also true for any free AV. The free third-party AVs have some advantages for many users, but I do not think that they can protect home users on Windows 10 much better than WD. I also do not believe that there is an essential difference in overall protection between the best free AVs. That can be seen in the real world tests, if one can believe such tests. But the most convincing is the fact that most AVs adopted similar anti-malware techniques based on AI systems with advanced machine learning models + fast malware fingerprints in the cloud. The free AVs cannot usually make use of full AI capabilities. For, example many advanced WD settings are available only in Windows E5 edition, the same is probably true for some third-party AVs. If I have to choose the free AV that could be better for the home users than WD, then maybe I should mention the Kaspersky product, because of available advanced modules. But, I could not prove it. Furthermore, if this could be the real advantage, then WD has an advatage to be more compatible with Windows. [/QUOTE]
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