Is Windows Defender Good Enough in 2020?

#Antivirus #WindowsDefender #Windows10
Antivirus software is becoming a thing of the past, sometimes even slowing down your PC as much as malware would. So is Windows Defender all you need for Windows 10 in 2020? We gather the data from some antivirus testing sites and give you the verdict

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[sinntechnologies]

I always just tell my customers to have Malwarebytes as a backup program to run once a month, but Windows Defender is good enough.

[nighttop]

Technically yes. But if your pirating things or shady files then no.

[himangshubrahma]

Antivirus makers - we will make money through this only.

Microsoft - hey, we're joining you too.

[kwaobenti]

Any file, especially executable (.exe) file, I download I always test on the "virus total" website first, and if more than 2 of its engines detect possible malware, I do not open it I just delete it. It has kept me safe from installing malware for years!

[hike]

windows defender is really good like getting better every day

[Danymok]

Ok, I'm glad to hear, it's pretty annoying to get third party virus software

[Alahyana]

In ny old computers the antivirus (Avast) acted more like a virus, I reinstalled windows 10 and now I can use my old computer again!!!

[icecreamjunkie]

My McAfee SecurityCenter software expired, and I decided not to renew it. I now use a combination of Windows Defender and Malwarebytes (free). And it's great. I'm so glad I'm not paying for antivirus anymore.

[mioVanz]

Avast : I am gonna manage everything.😂
Firefox : Managed by your organization!
Chrome : Managed by your organization!

Firefox and Chrome : hmmm...
Windows defender: I will protect you!

[deadinside]

Windows defender is awesome, its light and strong

[LukesGamePage]

Very interesting, guess I won't be renewing my annual third party one in 12 days for the first time ever 👍

[Axessor]

FYI you’re pronouncing Kaspersky wrong.

[KangJangkrik]

I used to believe in Avast, until I took arrow on knee

[SupersMan]

I haven’t had a virus or other form of malware on Windows in years. i just use Windows Defender and sometimes Malwarebytes as backup. If you’re careful online it’s unlikely that you’ll get malware. It’s rare for malware to find its way to your system without you directly doing something to allow it on the system. And these tests are done with the direct intention of infecting the machine. Microsoft has long stated that with Windows Defender they are trying to make sure you are protected against the most major threats, not necessarily every little piece of code that comes along each day, which again, you’re most likely not going to run into if you are careful online.

[TheWid]

Thanks but it would be helpful if your visuals were showing the same year as what you are saying. Overall, the audio track makes a good argument for W10

[TheDropForged]

Been using Windows Defender for few years now, never have any issues.

[gavinthecrafter]

I'd say it's good enough for basic use, but if you ever want to download something a bit shady (say, minecraft hacks or video game roms) then it's always good to have more protection.

[aliekexie]

It botheres me seeing norton 6s in all 3 categories.

[BlueV]

The issue with windows defender is not necessarily its ability to detect malware but its ability to remove it and protect itself from the malware. Defender has terrible self protection it can be shutdown with just a few command line commands, its ability to remove malware is also terrible, most common malware it is able to find but that is a bare minimum for an antivirus, and any decent antivirus should be able to detect all prevalent malware threats from the past 10 years whereas defender fails on huge well known ransomware like scarab. The firewall can also be shutdown just as quickly.
It also has numerous bugs all of which I know i will list below all are recent but some may have been patched by this point
Can only detect 30 things per scan more than 30 threats = multiple scans to remove
Elevated privilege bug allows for malware to gain admin rights and bypass UAC
Numerous remote code execution bugs
Showing notifications for nonexistent files
Removing exclusions after updates
Bugs not allowing it to be reactivated after an antivirus is uninstalled
The list goes on
There is simply no reason to use defender of something better like bitdefender, kaspersky or sophos free.
As for the av test scores almost everything on av test is able to score a 100 or close to it products that definitely can't block 100% new malware samples
I have personally tested windows defender and seen it be used on heavily infected systems where it has done nothing to fix the problem

[eastonjames]

So you’re saying I don’t need to spend 100$ on mcafee