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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 779132" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>Some posts about WD pros & cons can be found on my thread:</p><p><a href="https://malwaretips.com/threads/the-truth-about-windows-defender-on-windows-10-home-pro.88142/" target="_blank">Discuss - The truth about Windows Defender on Windows 10 (Home & Pro).</a></p><p>WD can be easily tweaked via ConfigureDefender in one mouse-click (Defender high settings), and then it can provide a very good protection for most users (as compared to free and paid AVs). Yet, it will generate above average number of false positives.</p><p>If the user does not play with testing malware samples, then most cons will be not visible, at all.</p><p>Still, the paid AVs with ATP modules, can be also tweaked to get the higher protection, for never-seen malware (more false positives).</p><p>Average MT members can use the setup proposed by [USER=51905]Evjl's Rain[/USER] (slightly tweaked by me) :</p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 168, 133)"><strong>WD (tweaked by ConfigureDefender) + SysHardener (default settings + tick 3 additional settings for PowerShell + 1 setting to unassociate JAR file extension + 1 setting for Remote Desktop).</strong></span></p><p>The above setup can be made in a few minutes (reboot required).</p><p>For the Home users it can be as strong as any AV (free or paid), except the highly tweaked, paid AVs with ATP modules.</p><p><strong>It is also true, that for the home users, any AV + SmartScreen + SysHardener, can give pretty much the same result.</strong> WD can add here only better system stability & compatibility.</p><p>The paid Internet Suites can also have an advantage of the network protection in businesses, and can provide a more comprehensive protection against the targeted attacks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 779132, member: 32260"] Some posts about WD pros & cons can be found on my thread: [URL='https://malwaretips.com/threads/the-truth-about-windows-defender-on-windows-10-home-pro.88142/']Discuss - The truth about Windows Defender on Windows 10 (Home & Pro).[/URL] WD can be easily tweaked via ConfigureDefender in one mouse-click (Defender high settings), and then it can provide a very good protection for most users (as compared to free and paid AVs). Yet, it will generate above average number of false positives. If the user does not play with testing malware samples, then most cons will be not visible, at all. Still, the paid AVs with ATP modules, can be also tweaked to get the higher protection, for never-seen malware (more false positives). Average MT members can use the setup proposed by [USER=51905]Evjl's Rain[/USER] (slightly tweaked by me) : [COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)][B]WD (tweaked by ConfigureDefender) + SysHardener (default settings + tick 3 additional settings for PowerShell + 1 setting to unassociate JAR file extension + 1 setting for Remote Desktop).[/B][/COLOR] The above setup can be made in a few minutes (reboot required). For the Home users it can be as strong as any AV (free or paid), except the highly tweaked, paid AVs with ATP modules. [B]It is also true, that for the home users, any AV + SmartScreen + SysHardener, can give pretty much the same result.[/B] WD can add here only better system stability & compatibility. The paid Internet Suites can also have an advantage of the network protection in businesses, and can provide a more comprehensive protection against the targeted attacks. [/QUOTE]
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