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<blockquote data-quote="plat" data-source="post: 955538" data-attributes="member: 74969"><p>If one is not a high-risk user, the focus can be more on any performance impacts to the machine.</p><p></p><p>Defender is virtually impact-free for some, and absolutely not an option for others b/c it's slow--it depends on the task. Many say Defender can stand alone but even though I'm low-risk, I always supplement it with 1 or 2 adjunct software for scripts and zero-days.</p><p></p><p>You can supplement Defender with free tools like the wonderful Hard_Configurator. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /> I use the Firewall Hardening module--wouldn't go without it. You can use the ConfigureDefender module--many around here seem to use this. No impacts on machine. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://hard-configurator.com/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/windows-defender-hard-configurator.103090/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>If you don't mind an occasional nag to upgrade, you can consider free version of VoodooShield, which is a great supplement to many antivirus, esp. the more bare-bones free ones.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/voodooshield-user-guide.63283/[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://voodooshield.com/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I also use <a href="https://www.osarmor.com/" target="_blank">NVT OSArmor</a>, mainly for bad scripts and LOLBins but this is a paid software. No free version. The developer makes a lot of interesting free tools for Windows, though, including SysHardener which applies a lot of default-deny rules directly to the OS. It prob. still works but hasn't been updated since 2018 or I'd recommend it. <a href="https://www.novirusthanks.org/" target="_blank">NoVirusThanks</a></p><p></p><p>Would you consider<a href="https://www.kaspersky.com/free-cloud-antivirus" target="_blank"> Kaspersky Cloud free </a>version over AdAware? Kaspersky has way more resources and makes a better product. You can demo that or just about any free mainstream third party antivirus to see how it runs and then supplement it with something if you're not quite confident.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="plat, post: 955538, member: 74969"] If one is not a high-risk user, the focus can be more on any performance impacts to the machine. Defender is virtually impact-free for some, and absolutely not an option for others b/c it's slow--it depends on the task. Many say Defender can stand alone but even though I'm low-risk, I always supplement it with 1 or 2 adjunct software for scripts and zero-days. You can supplement Defender with free tools like the wonderful Hard_Configurator. (y) I use the Firewall Hardening module--wouldn't go without it. You can use the ConfigureDefender module--many around here seem to use this. No impacts on machine. (y) [URL unfurl="true"]https://hard-configurator.com/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/windows-defender-hard-configurator.103090/[/URL] If you don't mind an occasional nag to upgrade, you can consider free version of VoodooShield, which is a great supplement to many antivirus, esp. the more bare-bones free ones. [URL unfurl="true"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/voodooshield-user-guide.63283/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://voodooshield.com/[/URL] I also use [URL='https://www.osarmor.com/']NVT OSArmor[/URL], mainly for bad scripts and LOLBins but this is a paid software. No free version. The developer makes a lot of interesting free tools for Windows, though, including SysHardener which applies a lot of default-deny rules directly to the OS. It prob. still works but hasn't been updated since 2018 or I'd recommend it. [URL='https://www.novirusthanks.org/']NoVirusThanks[/URL] Would you consider[URL='https://www.kaspersky.com/free-cloud-antivirus'] Kaspersky Cloud free [/URL]version over AdAware? Kaspersky has way more resources and makes a better product. You can demo that or just about any free mainstream third party antivirus to see how it runs and then supplement it with something if you're not quite confident. Good luck to you. [/QUOTE]
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