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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 808492" data-attributes="member: 32260">On the contrary, WD has performed very well in the real world tests (AV-Comparatives, AV-Test). It did not perform well on Malware Hub, because it is not good against never-seen-malware (PE executables). But, the chance of being infected by such a malware in the home environment is close to 0.Of course in the enterprises, many of paid AVs are much better than WD without ATP features.The malware cannot change WD settings with standard rights. If the malware can get the high privileges, then it can hide in the system in many ways, without changing WD settings. Tampering WD is the least problem for the home users.I could say, WD is as good as any other free AV for casual users, and probably they need something more to be well protected. But, saying that any free AV, except WD, will be better is not exactly a good idea.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite132" alt=":unsure:" title="Unsure&nbsp; &nbsp; :unsure:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":unsure:" />I agree (like most people here) that casual users need someone who can apply more protection. This can be done on Windows 10 with or without WD.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 808492, member: 32260"] On the contrary, WD has performed very well in the real world tests (AV-Comparatives, AV-Test). It did not perform well on Malware Hub, because it is not good against never-seen-malware (PE executables). But, the chance of being infected by such a malware in the home environment is close to 0. Of course in the enterprises, many of paid AVs are much better than WD without ATP features. The malware cannot change WD settings with standard rights. If the malware can get the high privileges, then it can hide in the system in many ways, without changing WD settings. Tampering WD is the least problem for the home users. I could say, WD is as good as any other free AV for casual users, and probably they need something more to be well protected. But, saying that any free AV, except WD, will be better is not exactly a good idea.:emoji_thinking: I agree (like most people here) that casual users need someone who can apply more protection. This can be done on Windows 10 with or without WD. [/QUOTE]

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