I am glad to see that improvements have been made in Windows Defender on Windows 10. My system is up to date and I'm the only person using it, at home. Yes, I'm hooked up to the Internet through a ethernet connection. My system is an i7 processor with 6 core & 16GB of RAM. Here's my question for the security "experts". Though I am careful with my system, it has happened. I'd eventually find my system getting bogged down yet I'm running Defender. This happened on my old i3 laptop. I'd like to avoid repeating. A friend helped me with troubleshooting the laptop. Windows now gets updated regularly and I do get notifications about available updates. He installed on the old laptop, Spybot S&D. I think it's a one time payment. Any idea? I suspect the malware came from when I used Google Chrome. I'm ow using MS Edge, instead. Suggestions?
Was looking to get Kaspersky, so decided to test the free version for a few months. The damn thing was more intrusive than any actual malware! Kept deleting random stuff off my PC as suspected "generic threats". The last straw was it deleting parts of a coding project I've been working on for years. Suffice to say I uninstalled it right after that.
Kaspersky shouldn't just... DELETE stuff, if anything, it'll warn you about it, and then ask what you would like to do, whether it be dismiss, disinfect, or quarantine. I've been using Kaspersky for years now, and I've never had anything being randomly deleted from my PC, so I don't know what kind of weird files you're using on your pc, but you might next time want to get that stuff checked.
This technique actually made me consider not renewing my subscription for my antivirus ironically. I didn't realize how good windows security has come. I remember the days when windows firewall was as useful as Putting a paper bag over your head before you enter the fist fight for armor.
If you don't click or open random shit, all you really need is just a single click run-once-a-month av. My biggest problem used to be the false-positives, which at some point encouraged me to basically get rid of any and all av's that use any sort of real-time protection or hook into any folder for ''protection'' I used to love MWB when it was basically an exe file that you simply launched, it downloaded latest db, ran a two-option scan, either full or of choice, and after it was done, it would wipe the db and leave just the exe file till the next time, no bloatware, no random bullshit hidden process being run in background, no ''you don't have permission to disable/delete this'' sort of shit. The truth is, if you do end up catching a bunch of tourists and wipe them out, there is good chance your system has already sustained damage, so your best bet is to just reinstall OS, which is quite fast nowadays since SSDs e.t.c are basically in every machine.
I honestly think one of the biggest reasons to look at "stronger" protection is if you are either accessing sketchy parts of the web or if you have people who aren't knowledgeable using your PC without the necessary user account restrictions. Being extra careful I do run portable virus and malware scanners once a fortnight, plus I use AV sites to scan anything I download that could be sketchy.
@@zurkke tails is designed for privacy not security there's a reason why it routes your traffic through Tor It never was designed for use with shady sites
@@jacksoncremean1664 You can still make it mask your whole network, not to mention each session is distinct from each other, making it sort of "disposable". I have mine on a bootable USB drive.
If the computer is used by tech people who can tell if a website is sketchy and has fake download links, then yeah it’s enough. Otherwise you need extra protection but it will make your PC extremely slow. Edit: as said in the video, for companies, it is a must because employees are sometimes careless and stupid
As someone who's worked in jobs going to peoples homes, and cleaning malware and viruses that blew right by paid software, but was stopped dead in its tracks by Windows Security, I have no issues with Defender / Security. Yes, not everything is perfect, but I had to laugh when McAfee and Norton let stuff in that basically kept computers from working period.
Exchange server at my job had a paid for software installed on it that allowed multiple virus to slide right in... I was put to the task of finding what was going on and fix it... Windows defender instantly found and squashed everything once re enabled...
There are plenty of videos on youtube on this topic. I find malware bytes to work very well in these tests, always thought this was the anti virus to keep alongside defender.
"Is Windows Defender Good Enough?" - sponsored by an anti malware software company. I see no conflict of interest here. (the video is still good, but it is definitely a conflict of interest)
I don't think so, he answered the questions windows defender is good enough, didn't bring the hp software up until the ad. Besides anyone that has been on windows defender and been just told ur mostly fine won't bother with the hp software. I think the ad is useless lol
+1 for Defender here. I spend a lot of my time prepping computers for users by removing the Antivirus junk from PCs. Chances are if computer is being slow, it's because the AV program is using up all the resources. Better to move as much AV/AM stuff to the router/firewall where possible and use something more lightweight on the PC itself. Always good to have a 2nd opinion though so I have a couple of basic scanners handy if someone thinks they may have slipped up. I send out a questionnaire to all our users every quarter reminding them of safe internet practices and so far, this has been by far and away, the cheapest, most effective way of keeping our systems clean.
I'm the grunt for IT at my job (save the workplace money keeping things running). I'm curious about this questionnaire and I want to see if it's worth sending out. May I ask where to find one?
Solely relying on network based protection is a horrible idea there are many threats that layer 3 devices do not protect you against sure it's a good idea to have a IDS/IPS and IP filtering through a service like dshield is useful but it can not protect against all kinds of attack these are not a replacement for an antivirus
@@griqs There is no such thing closest thing is an inline IPS system however this is not a replacement for an antivirus as there are many threats a layer 3 solution can not protect you against
Defender actually works extremely well on it's own. Especially that it updates regularly for free, so long as your computer & OS are in support. As a security professional, if it were up to me I'd use it across an entire enterprise for all supported OS types. Not just windows.
I'd definitely want something more for anything enterprise grade but there's also more services that these products can provide at that level as well. Any for personal use, or even small business, usually doesn't need more than WD though.
We just upgraded to E5 to take advantage of Microsoft Endpoint Protection for this very reason. It’s really hard to look at anything else with the E5 offering that Microsoft has. It’s EDR, but also a lot more for the same price as Crowdstrike and for less than SentinelOne.
We use the M365 suite across our entire organization. I'm the security engineer, and MS has come a LONG way combine defender ATP, azure identity protection, MCAS and Sentinel with risk based conditional access you have a very solid foundation.
Not to metion it does't break Windows Update or mess with it, like others like to do, it's the most optimized and tested on Windows itself, especially in very recent Windows versions. Windows Security always gets updated compatibility with recent windows updates first, for obvious reasons. Also and the most important one, it barely uses any CPU. Laptops with Windows Security vs other AVs have MUCH better battery life with the Windows Security one, since again, it barely uses any CPU. Yea it's not the best AV but it's free, already installed and perfectly optimized, and using it with a small dose of common sense on the internet and 99% of people don't need anything else.
Been using default Windows 10 security for a couple years now with no problems. I also practice what I would consider to be "common sense" and stay away from shady websites and sketchy downloads. Overall my Windows experience has been MUCH faster without a 3rd party antivirus software constantly taking up all my system resources.
your thinking is correct. still , you can't dodge email and usb drives. seen it too many times. some really cheap and not "premium security suite" antivirus is still a good advice
Used windows Defender on my Windows 8.0 until the operating system became obsolete with never an intrusion hic up. Best protection I've ever experienced.
It's really good in terms of performance but I think some AVs can match it in terms of that as also evident in independent tests. ESET for example is famous for having an extremely lightweight AV. That has been its reputation for so many years and I think last time I searched these tests, it still ranked pretty high. Then again, AV performance impact is really irrelevant in modern systems with how good the CPUs are unless for some reason it runs a full scan 24/7.
I remember being fine with MSE (Microsoft security essentials) during those Windows 7 days, after upgrading to 10, I've been using defender without any issues or major infections
windows firewal was good too but people started complaining "why does windows ask if I want to authorize this random shady software to access my whole private network, of course I do." and they had to lower the default security parameter from high to medium
Always turn on the browser setting to ask where to download file You’ll see exactly what is being downloaded, and it gives you an opportunity to cancel malicious downloads before they even start (and of course, never follow through with a download that looks sketchy or one you didn’t initiate if a download starts on its own without you clicking a download button, it’s probably malware)
only if they promote that sponsor. they actually say Windows Defender is fine for most users. What more do you want? Its not like they're saying HP Wolf is better. you can't even get HP Wolf as an end user.
I would NEVER recommend HP Wolf Security. I had to uninstall it from all my office PCs. It would randomly break access to my other software and on multiple instances prevented me from printing (ironically HP printers). Took me a while to figure out the cause and removing it immediately solved my problems.
wouldn't trust anything from hp. That and if it was a good product they wouldn't need to have it advertised as they'd be bringing in so much money they wouldn't have to advertise.
@@SStarlight9614 So you saying no company should advertise their products because it should be good enough without advertisement. Advertisement's are there to inform people of a product or service, not because it sucks.
@@SStarlight9614 That's not how advertising and product awareness works my guy. You don't get notoriety by being unknown. I'll never have a reason to use their software, but paying for an ad, even when your product doesn't show up in their top software search as shown is a ballsy move.
Isn't having a sponsor that's directly related to the topic kinda like an ad? Surely this topic wouldn't have been discussed if the sponsor didn't want you to.
Also very off-putting that the talking points about defender in the first part of the video match up perfectly with the talking points in the "ad" portion of the video. This video is a dud, LMG, less of this unhelpful, non-objective type of video please.
I absolutely do think that most antivirus software now can be classified as virus. They are extremely invasive, hard to remove, come with tons of bloatware and unwanted "features", resource intensive etc.. that to me is called a virus
you can add those sketchy driver updater programs to that list, somehow they always find "new" versions of any hardware, no matter how old it is, also running on the background all the time. literal viruses.
I LOL'd yesterday when I found out Norton 360 now includes a crypto miner that computers with 6GB of VRAM are eligible for. They only take 15%. That's only 14% more than the usual 1% dev fee! Pure scammers. At least grandma doesn't have a good enough graphics card.
LMG is usually really good about not creating conflicts of interest with its sponsorships. But having a paid endpoint security service sponsor a video about whether you should pay for antivirus software? Not ideal.
They said you should consider endpoint security if you have a business then minutes later revealed it was an ad for endpoint security. Yeah, pretty sus.
Sponsorship is a bit of a conflict of interest. But onto my own experience: I've been switching between Webroot and Defender, both seem pretty good at low resource usage. Had some issues with Webroot locking files used for some of my games so they wouldn't play, so I'm currently on Defender and probably won't renew Webroot. One thing that I have found is that a lot of people aren't aware that Windows 10 and 11 comes with antivirus built in, they assume that they need to get it separately. Probably doesn't help that Chromebook advertisements boast that they have antivirus built in and imply their competition doesn't.
webroot is really weak look at tests windows defender is much better security wise maybe performance too but i haven't used webroot so no comment on performance
@@User9681e I believe Webroot used to be better. The IT company I work for used to use Webroot but they said it stagnated and started causing problems. Since I've been working there we've been moving our clients to Sophos. Its one of the industry leaders in security products. In my experience its been excellent. Powerful controls, no false positives and never let anything through. I don't know if they have a consumer version, but TBH I don't think its necessary for anyone competent.
I run Defender but objectively, if you look at the statistics, Kaspersky and Norton are better with these caveats: with Kaspersky your internet URL data often is run through their servers to detect any suspicious / malicious sites (this is common with AV vendors), which may freak you out (it doesn't bother me) while Norton is the same but Norton seems, according to the data, give a lot of false positives which may also freak you out if you're a noob.
Windows defender is terrible, I remember having an issue with Windows update failing constantly and was unable to update my system for months! Every time I restart to update it would say "Unable to update, reverting changes..." I kept searching for a solution until one day I stumbled across Windows defender and saw that it was blocking Windows update from modifying system files! I immediately turned Windows defender off and was FINALLY able to update my system. After this event I'll never use Windows defender again.
The biggest threat is phishin so you need protection that checks the websites are actually good. You can do this for free with opendns, so I'd add that to your list . Windows Security + Malwarebytes + URL checker.
Windows Security + Automatic Updates Enabled + uBlock Origin is all that most people need. If you're getting infected despite that, chances are it's a PEBCAK situation.
HP wont let you partition your fucking hard drive without breaking the entire computer and voiding its warranty, HP is the last company I would trust with my security.
Haven't owned an HP computer in a while but I can at least tell you this is completely false as of a few years ago. You probably just don't know how to properly partition your drive...I even deleted their stuff and installed vanilla windows on one of the partitions.
@@vernracing2255 for the record, on my own behalf. HP has not advised me in anyway to state my comments as I have. This is from my own first hand use with HP products.
I noticed that McAfee was in the top AV programs on that list but because it was so bad for so long people still think it's terrible. lol Overcoming a bad reputation has to be one of the most difficult things in the corporate world.
Surprised me as well. Worth noting though that many computers you buy, like laptops, come PREINSTALLED with McAfee, which really irritated me when I got my laptop. I would rather have the choice, and have a key to a subscription, rather than have their bloatware installed and have to think about uninstalling it and cancelling my subscription. Quite annoying.
Well, there's also the fact that McAfee is still bundled with a lot of new computers, so pleople tend to see it as a bloatware. Besides, when you uninstall it, unless you use the removal tool, McAfee leave behind a lot of residual files (which, on their darkest days, even resided on the background blocking your computer if you installed another solution).
That's not all, all the scores on AV test and AV comparative are quite close to each other, and McAfee didn't get a good result compared to other companies in the last few years such as Kaspersky, Trendmicro, BitDefender, F-Security...but still these top companies are getting beaten by SentinelOne and AwakeAI. These two are the next gen security platforms that are powered by AI.
Virus yes...but spyware...you will never know if you got hacked...so it wouldn't hurt to use Windows defender, and it's resource friendly compared to other options
@@reguluscorneas6669 and what is spyware exactly? cuz if we go by gathering people's info. Chrome and Windows are the first to be sending "feedback" for their ads.
@@reguluscorneas6669 I am absolutely using windows defender, and that's what I meant with "never getting in my way", it doesn't randomly flag false positives and do other annoying things, it just works.
What shocks me after 30 years in IT for several different companies is how every large firm I have worked at insists on installing macafee or Norton which clearly causes the pc to run like trash. Had a laptop that occasionally took 5 minutes to boot up specifically because Norton suddenly decides to kick in and it happens every few weeks. Almost seem like the decision to use Norton was from legal who don't care how well or poor the software impact was as long as the firm is protected from lawsuits which is a bigger deal than protecting from malware.
Never use Norton or McAffee. Ever again. Unless using old Windows back in 98 or something, but even then it will.only slow the system to a crawl and make it almost unusable. Even if you have a 64 core 5GHz system I bet you install Norton, it will run like a single core 486 loading from a floppy.
For any devs out there: if you're having Windows security enabled, with real-time protection, and you build / compile some code, it will be 25% slower. People are failing to mention the biggest downside of having any anti virus / malware enabled: the impact on performance.
You can remedy this by adding specific processes or folders to the excluded list on Windows Defender. Easily doubled the speed at which some of my tools like Houdini and IntelliJ ran. Just keep in mind of the possible security implications. In general though, I think Real-Time protection is too much anyway. It's already checking everything that I download without it enabled...
also depending on what you are building and especially if you are using VS2020 windows defender will detect .dll files as you are compiling them as malicious code and will sometimes delete your project upon compilation. not necessarily a bad thing, just annoying if you don't know its happening.
Because most of them have a very negligible if any noticeable impact except in a handful of scenarios such as this, in which case all you have to do is exclude directories for programs and project folders you regularly use.
Used to have Norton Security on my brand new laptop, the thing was basically a virus by itself. Clicking one thing took like 20 seconds to respond, so I tried uninstalling it. Took 20 minutes, but my laptop started zooming along once I switched to Windows Defender. Norton was taking pretty much like 90% of my hard drive. Yes, I had it configured right. Even turning everything off that possibly could impact my PC, even turning the entire thing off, it slowed down my laptop. Thing was so horrifically bad.
This video is sponsored by paid anti-malware software. Let me give you an unbiased and unsponsored fact: You don't need separate Anti-Malware software like HP Wolf Security. :)
@@devilmikey00 you don't have to be a business to need additional protection whether you need additional protection or not depends on your threat model eg a journalist or whistleblower
As a former Cybersecurity IT, I'd say it's good enough for the average PC user and most PC users. Most users just browse reputable websites and play games on reputable launchers. Sprinkle in a bit of common sense to catch those big colorful "Download Now!" buttons and the "I am a nigerian prnce and my fathr died yestrdy" emails, and it'll be alright. Paid AntiVirus software is more for the business users (there are some actual quality phishing/vhishing/social engineering attacks, also CEOs and etc are high value targets) and adventurous users (ie. pirates, engineers, etc). Just be sure to ignore reviews that say Norton or Avast are good, because those reviews are paid (I'd throw in AVG and Avast too, but I just personally hate them).
It's not enough. Phising can catch anyone out. You need uBlock Origin or Opendns, or something that scans URLS and Windows Defender dosn't do that well. If your were employed in my IT firm, i'd fire you.
@@jondonnelly3 It is enough for the most part. Now of course, it should be a standard to have some sort of adblocker, not to scan URLs, but to block ads because 90% of ads are malicious. My what? Parents? You definitely don't want them lol.
Defender works well. Too well. Defender often deletes files or cracked programs without permission. The fact that you can´t turn it off completely, sucks. You really have to go with a modded Windows to be "free". Free until an update introduces the defender again. Please Microsoft, help the people who need safety. Don´t destroy the user experience for the others.
based on the video and what I've experienced defender is not good when you use cracked programs... some crack program require you to turn off the internet, and guess which AV sucks when running offline on the video :)
It hates software that downloads software too like most torrent programs. It also tends to hate software that competes with Microsoft programs I've noticed.
Maybe just need a better repacker. I don't see that unless I find a random scene release on TPB or KAT. And then I think....well maybe it is a virus. Especially when you upload the crack to virustotal and get 10+ hits.
*gets hacked (despite popular conception, theres a similar amount of viruses that are able to infect a linux machine as they are able to infect a windows machine)
I remember my dad got a cheap PC for everyone to use at home and it came pre-installed with McAfee. It's a PC that only has like 4Gb of ram and a very cheap processor (we can't afford much better), so you could imagine that with McAfee installed; it was running *extremely* slowly. Could barely use it, so I took McAfee off and ran perfectly fine then. McAfee and Norton are basically viruses themselves, in my opinion.
Don't buy computers with 4gb ram for Windows 10/11, it is not simply not enough. It is a false economy. You really need 8GB ram and 4 threads. A chromebook or light flavour of Linux will be fine with 4GB but not Windows you will just be hating life even after removing McAfee. I've done the same thing, removed all start up apps, cut down windows services, turned the cpu minimum power to 100% in power settings and still it's not good. Not good at all. Don't buy e-waste.
I agree with McAfee and Norton behaving like viruses, considering they leave like 375 traces of itself after you uninstall them. adds a bunch of bloatware and useless features, intrusive and hard to remove.
If you are just using your computer strictly for work and some regular browing on normal websites i would say yes windows defender is enough. But if you are someone that likes to really explore the internet for whatever you are interessted in especially when you are in your 20s😏 Than i would say no its not enough because with that type of browsing you will most likely run into some type of malware eventually that windows defender isn’t always up to date with. If you are that type of person it would also be a good idea to have a fresh copy of windows on a clean USB so that you can format your SSD completely once a year to than be 90% sure you have no undetected viruses left this is overkill for most people but better safe than sorry. And yes in theory there are still ways to have a virus even after a complete format that type of virus is extremely rare and as long as you are not Edward Snowden you don’t have to worry about that one😂
same i got the premuim one. just feels better and with how little it costs its worth it. There are soo many times it says found a link to a virus from a site that shouldn't be effected that i used in the past.
When the video is sponsored by a "security company", you know you will get objective and accurate information about Windows' free built-in security measures.
It's good enough until it isn't. I used to say the same, then I got malware that went undetected for MONTHS. Only once my passwords started getting used by someone else is when I caught on and installed malwarebytes.
Windows defender is good enough. I used to love Avast for example but over time ALL anti-virus software gets bloated. Avast is still my go to for when I need to remove something that gets past windows.
I guess Windows defender + Malwarebytes Free version is the best combination. As the free version doesn't do automatic scans and can be used side by side with windows defender
There were many times ive found norton and other "anti-malware" programs that intentionally and secretly downloaded malware in order for me to upgrade a package. Has happened to me everytime Ive used one so in 2014 i stopped using them and ive yet to have a single virus. Thanks antiviruses for doing the complete opposite of your job.
Defender is actually pretty decent, considering you can enable controlled folders, reduced attack surface, etc. These are a lot more powerful than simply looking for hashes or signatures, etc. or heuristics and usually overlooked by non-security people.
Its not bad, but i hate how it auto deletes cheats and trainers for singleplayer games. They never have viruses in them. I use them for over 15 years. Its a ton of fun. Also, the options in the windows menu sure look bad. Nod is a million times better, UI wise.
Since windows defender is the default AV for most home users, they can get targeted so easly by obfuscating a malware just from windows defender, then spread it to the wild.
It is not uncommon to hear from tech support, when you have issues running certain software like games, to actually uninstall many of the paid antivirus programs, as they tend to get in the way more than they help.
you would know that AV is snake oil, if not counterproductive. nothing is as juicy as a target than a software with kernel privileges and huge attack surface - like AV.
Pro tip You can kill windows defender Alt+control+delete➡️task manager ➡️right click on windows defender process➡️ open file location ➡️make shortcut➡️ reboot into safe mode ➡️right click shortcut ➡️open file location➡️ rename file➡️ add .old to the end of file name➡️ reboot back to normal operation. This can be turned on and off as needed Instead of allowing it to run 24/7 For systems with limited ram...you're welcome
Defender has Endpoint Security from Microsoft through Endpoint Manager (aka Intune) and Microsoft Defender for Endpoont (aka WDATP/MDATP) These of course are meant for busines and are paid solutions. That said, there are a number of other Security features built into Windows that either partner or support Defender. Defender also has sandboxing capability. 3rd party solutions are best for covering the gaps left by Defender for other operating systems... such as Linux or macOS. I personally do not run any av type solutions on my home network... as many others have eluded to... practice smart internet use. I have supported and engineered crowdstrike, carbon black, cylance, Defender, McAfee, Cisco amp, eset, and many more in enterprise environments... tbh, your environment is as smart/safe as your end users. User education and enforcement is key. With the latest breaches on HPe infrastructure with wold... no wonder wolf is needing better publicity and a slight at its competitors.
Any person that pays for security software has to thank Microsoft for pushing everyone starting with Windows 8 and then get stronger on Windows 10. If Microsoft didn't make that move, I'm pretty sure that what Microsoft offers for free, would be the most expensive package of any antivirus software. IMO
Windows Defender does do a good job offline. In fact it has a special "offline" mode to find Bootstrap loaders and BIOS hooks that can only be detected before the OS Boots.
I use Windows Security alongside the Malware Bytes free version. Haven't had a single issue in years, luckily. For the longest time I used Avast, but randomly it started drastically slowing down my PC's performance, so I ditched it and never looked back.
Malware bytes is useless if you have defender according to this video. Defender out performs it.. You’re slowing your system with no gain. Just rock defender and uBlock origin, this way all ads are blocked while surfing the web. Safest and fastest solution.
@@timothyjn100 I used uBlock for a bit, then switched to ABP. Can't exactly remember why.. I think for a little while there uBlock wasn't blocking certain ads. I might switch back to it and see how it does this time around. I'll also try going without Malware Bytes. I usually use common sense anyway with my PC, so I should be fine with just Windows.
I only have one problem with Defender, whenever it does detect something its supposed to give you an action but mine just deletes everything without asking.
You sometimes can restore it before it does delete it just go to anti virus settings and look for the file that windows might have contained just right click to restore it .
it tends to do that to cracked files doesn't it? cuz I seen that, while infected files with more obscure malware goes into quarantine instead. that cheeky bastard.
The thing you forgot to mention is that most paid Antivirus software needs to run on your system. Meaning that it takes away process cycles from other tasks. Usually, you can get away with an extra 2% usage. But if you have a Hard Disk that needs every bit of write time, the 2% will cause slow downs.
Oh dear, an antivirus video sponsored by an anti virus solution that asks the question wether the free software is good enough? How did this come through the integrity check
Oh dear, a comment that didn't even realize the sponsored product wasn't ever included in the top protection software list. How did this come through the common sense check
It's really simple, unless people are targeting you specifically for something that you have or they think you may have it , window defender is gonna protect you 100%.
I've tried out most of the popular Anti-Virus products and some of the lesser known. Younger me got annoyed over the performance hit they used to have around 20 years ago and started to develop a discipline regarding stuff to be able to not use these products. But I got plenty of infections being the experimenter that I was at that age. But less than you'd think. I got good at responding to infections. This was dumb young me, only concerned about performance and having no real concern about wiping an OS and reinstalling everything. Today computers are a lot less impacted by these products and Windows Defender and a discipline over what links you click is working out fine.
I, too, work in mobile tech support for home and small business users. Windows Defender + Windows updates enabled + UBlock Origin in ALL brosers + turning OFF website notifications in ALL browsers keeps most issues in check. The biggest risk is social engineering, no software can stop a user clicking on a well disguised phishing email unfortunately. Educating people to avoid this style of attack is just as important. The windows defender offline scanning tool is pretty handy too. Was amused at the sponsor for the video, however. In the end, the best security is a well educated user. Whenever i'm setting up new units, removal of the OEM bundled software and the 30 day trial of Norton [ACER] and Mcafee [HP, Dell, Lenovo] is top of the list.
Month ago, Defender found some suspicious files in my Virtual hard disk of kali that was downloaded from official web site of Kali Linux that was programmed file use to make malware in kali for attack Evilapk i wondered How strong defender become now days My paid AV sleeping in corner 😂😂😂😂
I think it works fine, it is another excuse for them to take even more of your data. They collect a lot of the network / process activities, basically everything that runs including scripts, making an inventory of the software you run and this is just the data you can see. This is for the enterprise version (defender for endpoint, part of e5/security licences) but I'm fairly sure they run the same software everywhere you just don't have access to this information if you're a home user or not paying for the expensive licences.
The only time I ever had virus detections and virus problems was when I had Norton installed. Norton slowed computers down so much almost by half back in the early 2000's. I uninstalled it in 2005 and have NEVER had an issue ever again. None. No virus or anything. So made me wonder what the point of Norton really was. Built in Windows 10 and 11 are good. Differences is great as well. I'd never ever use Norton again. Never.
