Windows Defender vs Ransomware 2024

[MightyJake]

This DefenderUI is kinda cool. Maybe you should make a video talking about those different switches and what they do ?

[jeffc]

You left a lot of us hanging. You really need to do a video that goes into more depth on determining the optimal settings of Defender UI for protection and performance, then do a comparison with what you consider are the top 2 other anti-virus software solutions.

[TOSStarTrek]

a huge percentage of Ransomware is stopped by ad blockers.

[accrevoke]

(enterprise user here) ASR is crucial, along with cloud sampling. In the MDE cloud portal, there are additional controls like "device discovery" as well, by default, it acts as a network device scanner to scan the device's subnet and try to grab information and share to MDE portal.

[Sciophobia.]

Woot you included DefenderUI!!! I’ve been waiting so long for you to make a video on this 🎉🎉🎉
ASR customization is DefenderUIs best feature, brings it closer to Defender for Endpoint. It just needs a self-defense mechanism.

[AlrekArinbjorn]

I'd love to see you do a side-by-side test of WD, one VM with configure defender on the "max" template and the other VM with defender UI on the "aggressive" template

[aegiltech]

Found implementing ASR in an Enterprise context that we had very little compatibility problems by doing so for the vast majority of rules. Honestly, some of those need to become Defender baseline.

As for your question around Cloud Protection Level, it mostly has to do with how long will Defender hold up the process if it can't talk or receive a response. The higher you set it, the more chance a machine can seem to freeze or slow down when executing something.

Should also be noted that Defender now also has a Application Whitelisting style solution called Smart App. Oddly, it can't be set to On if its ever been set to off (some sort of trusted verification chain), but on standard users, this is a really easy way to setup default deny.

[martinzima.]

Thanks for investigating and sharing!... I use a few utilities e.g. Winaero Tweaker but hadn't come across DefenderUI -- looks v. promising though, will be checking it out for sure! 👍🏼

[garrymcgaw]

Huge 'Thank You' for posting this it was a real eye opener.

[bruceparker]

really appreciate you regularly doing windows defender test.

[ImSimpIicity]

Man, if only DefenderUI was open source :(

Nice video btw, like always. <3

[Epicurus]

i only just found ur channel. rly like these videos dont change 👍👍👍👍

[greghust]

It is actually a big shame to in 2024 see this type of behavior from WD. If you need to install another app to improve the security of WD then you might as well instead go with a third-party-antivirus. I would never rely my security on an antivirus that in 2024 can't even detect a "well-known threat" and is mostly chanceless against the modern advanced form of threats.

However, good work on the review about this software, keep up the great informative work you provide us with!

[peterg]

Great info. Let's see if when using the UI, Defender can now compete with other products, given it is free. Buying paid malware protection products can become expensive when one has to protect a number of virtual and non-virtual devices.

[sebbes]

2:19 Could you run this test again, but slower, give Windows PLENTY of time (several seconds?) to do the network checks & whatnot, and see if the detection ratio improves?

[punchnergy]

I'd be very interested in how you set up your VMs to be sure that your Hypervisor doesn't get infected. Aswell as where you're getting all those malware samples from.

Cheers!

[johnaashmore]

Why is there no safe link to Defender UI by the channel in the notes?

[adrianocastaldini]

Hi, I gratefully follow you about cyber security. I have a very basic/newbie doubt about PIN vs Password, and I'd like to have your opinion. Recently I switched my Windows account to a local one (for security reason), so now I can access on my Windows system by both my local password OR my old Windows PIN, that's redundant IMO. Q: From a security point of view, is it good keeping only the local password, or is it better maintaining both methods?

[spyygammer]

It's always a good day when you know that the pc security channel uploaded

[jvanderhorst]

I only use WD and have work wonders, pretty cool to see I can make it better., thank you for the video.