Yeah I’ve been using windows defender for years without any other kind of virus protection. Out of curiosity I ran Malwarebytes last month and wow, nothing there. Of course, you also need something we used to call “common sense” but should really be called “uncommon sense” in 2023.
Elliove
You can disable it via command line, and you can add exclusions via registry edit. This isn’t even a protection, this is a joke.
Halfwise2
Interesting that this seems to be a new trend.
First is was Paid for anti-viruses… then it was free-antiviruses / malwares… then everyone said you didn’t need those anymore, because Windows Defender was good enough.
Now the joke is that if you use Windows Defender, you are essentially using nothing.
Almost feels like a social media “grassroots” ad-blitz by anti-virus / anti-malware companies. Or whatever the term is when they advertise while trying to make it look like they aren’t advertising.
HorrificAnalInjuries
I feel like this was created back when Defender was a joke. These days? Maybe a lethal joke character, but Defender actually has chops to it now. One of the few things Microsoft is doing right. There are better anti-virus and Anti-Malware suites out there, but Defender is a gatekeeper.
heatlesssun
I think we are past the days where Windows security is an inherently a bad joke. At lot of it is that are living in a world now with far more devices than PCs that can be even easier and more lucrative to attack than Windows.
ItzCobaltboy
Basically am not even getting a PCGirl so theres no point of protection
rednaxela600
Windows defender is useless and still better than almost anything else.
1_d0nt_care_
WD is currently really the best you can have. All other AVs decided to become viruses
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Yeah I’ve been using windows defender for years without any other kind of virus protection. Out of curiosity I ran Malwarebytes last month and wow, nothing there. Of course, you also need something we used to call “common sense” but should really be called “uncommon sense” in 2023.
You can disable it via command line, and you can add exclusions via registry edit. This isn’t even a protection, this is a joke.
Interesting that this seems to be a new trend.
First is was Paid for anti-viruses… then it was free-antiviruses / malwares… then everyone said you didn’t need those anymore, because Windows Defender was good enough.
Now the joke is that if you use Windows Defender, you are essentially using nothing.
Almost feels like a social media “grassroots” ad-blitz by anti-virus / anti-malware companies. Or whatever the term is when they advertise while trying to make it look like they aren’t advertising.
I feel like this was created back when Defender was a joke. These days? Maybe a lethal joke character, but Defender actually has chops to it now. One of the few things Microsoft is doing right. There are better anti-virus and Anti-Malware suites out there, but Defender is a gatekeeper.
I think we are past the days where Windows security is an inherently a bad joke. At lot of it is that are living in a world now with far more devices than PCs that can be even easier and more lucrative to attack than Windows.
Basically am not even getting a PCGirl so theres no point of protection
Windows defender is useless and still better than almost anything else.
WD is currently really the best you can have. All other AVs decided to become viruses
uses McAfee
gets a virus before they actually did anything
So, are they gonna get viruses or a baby PC?