Windows defender is really good nowadays, just with some caution you don’t need an extra antivirus.
EiffelPower76
I use ESET NOD32 for all my Windows computers
Recent-Sink-4253
I stick with windows defender and just don’t do stupid shit online. Never had an issue, most 3rd party antivirus is full to the brim with bloatware
alphagusta
Literally just practicing some common sense, and windows defender. Thats all you need.
If you get hit with something because you keep clicking yes and allow on weird chinese websites thats on you.
LuckyCross
Correction: Windows Defender was only good since Windows 10, even though it was available with 8. For XP and 7 you would use MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials).
Perseiii
Windows Defender + Virustotal.com for stuff you don’t trust is all you need.
elliotborst
For the 1% of windows users who are also super users that frequent this sub sure….
When you people regurgitate it to family and friends, tell them don’t buy av with their new pc because they don’t need it, uninstall it for them because that’s what you read here, and they get rolled, not so good.
Noname_FTW
I personally don’t know why people keep making claims like this.
Windows Defender is pretty good nowadays. Good enough. But there are paid solutions out there with a higher detection rate. So making memes saying they are bad or worse is just blatantly false.
Now to be clear. There are paid products out there that are actually worse than Windows Defender.
But the good AV Solutions are still better than Windows Defender.
OkOwl9578
Nah.
Bitter-Ad5745
Windows defender free version + virus total + the free version of Malwarebytes covers up all 3 sectors that a paid AV would for 0€
Waakaari
I specially hate McAfee and Avast
TheEnderDen27
Nah, I’m more comfortable with kaspersky
vjollila96
Vs common sense
taiottavios
the problem is overlap and conflicts, it’s not like windows defender is amazing, you just shouldn’t have 2 active at the same time
hiredhobbes
I genuinely wish HijackThis didn’t become malware. It was easily one of the best malware removal tools for the first couple of years it was around(as long as you knew what you were doing with it). It’s insane to me that 95% of all 3rd party antivirus programs became malware in it’s own form, and the other 5% are annoying as fuck with constant pestering notifications.
VoyagerOfCygnus
Ublock origin + Windows Defender as well as myself and virus total for sketchy shit is the golden combo
TheSystemBeStupid
I’ve used ESET for a while now. Haven’t had any issues with malware, it gives useful notifications, it doesnt hog resources like some others I’ve tried and it has some nice tools that I’ve used on a few occasions. Defender is too annoying with its false positives alone.
jerrolds
Oh
tc05_
Windows defender and a malwarebytes scan when i feel something weird on my pc
EstablishmentOnly929
Ublock Origin (or network ad blocker like PiHole/Adguard Home) + Defender go a loooooong way.
I haven’t had a single malware detection on my Windows computer since adding Adguard Home with malware block lists to the network about 2 years ago.
Avast and Bitdefender are other good products, just can be spammy with popups. Too much suspicion around Kaspersky to trust it.
Character_Ad_1018
Lol the same people that left all the day 0 exploits for NSA to use for years and then got the worst hacks ever about 12/11 years ago? Man how people forget stuff.
gazlon8
Lukewarm take: you don’t need windows defender either.
SlingingTriceps
What if you just think twice before running something you downloaded from a shady website?
tomchee
From my experience however win defender indeed good novadays, its also protecting the system from the advanced users… So however i always give it a chance, after a few months i endup disable it.
Darkknight8381
Best free antivirus for sure.
CrustyPotatoPeel
Factually untrue
dashinyou69
Fr? You wanna try my virus?
UKman945
It’s so funny that it’s the case now it was only a decade ago when windows defender was completely useless at blocking only the most basic of things
chrisbobsquarenuts
Kaspersky was way better than defender. Shame it was a russian product. But probably why it is was so much better
chloro9001
The first thing I do on a new install of windows is remove defender
ChaosDoggo
Recently convinced my dad to finally get rid of McAfee after showing a video of how much McAfee does to protect you (which is fuckall) compared to Windows Defender
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Windows defender is really good nowadays, just with some caution you don’t need an extra antivirus.
I use ESET NOD32 for all my Windows computers
I stick with windows defender and just don’t do stupid shit online. Never had an issue, most 3rd party antivirus is full to the brim with bloatware
Literally just practicing some common sense, and windows defender. Thats all you need.
If you get hit with something because you keep clicking yes and allow on weird chinese websites thats on you.
Correction: Windows Defender was only good since Windows 10, even though it was available with 8. For XP and 7 you would use MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials).
Windows Defender + Virustotal.com for stuff you don’t trust is all you need.
For the 1% of windows users who are also super users that frequent this sub sure….
When you people regurgitate it to family and friends, tell them don’t buy av with their new pc because they don’t need it, uninstall it for them because that’s what you read here, and they get rolled, not so good.
I personally don’t know why people keep making claims like this.
Windows Defender is pretty good nowadays. Good enough. But there are paid solutions out there with a higher detection rate. So making memes saying they are bad or worse is just blatantly false.
Now to be clear. There are paid products out there that are actually worse than Windows Defender.
But the good AV Solutions are still better than Windows Defender.
Nah.
Windows defender free version + virus total + the free version of Malwarebytes covers up all 3 sectors that a paid AV would for 0€
I specially hate McAfee and Avast
Nah, I’m more comfortable with kaspersky
Vs common sense
the problem is overlap and conflicts, it’s not like windows defender is amazing, you just shouldn’t have 2 active at the same time
I genuinely wish HijackThis didn’t become malware. It was easily one of the best malware removal tools for the first couple of years it was around(as long as you knew what you were doing with it). It’s insane to me that 95% of all 3rd party antivirus programs became malware in it’s own form, and the other 5% are annoying as fuck with constant pestering notifications.
Ublock origin + Windows Defender as well as myself and virus total for sketchy shit is the golden combo
I’ve used ESET for a while now. Haven’t had any issues with malware, it gives useful notifications, it doesnt hog resources like some others I’ve tried and it has some nice tools that I’ve used on a few occasions. Defender is too annoying with its false positives alone.
Oh
Windows defender and a malwarebytes scan when i feel something weird on my pc
Ublock Origin (or network ad blocker like PiHole/Adguard Home) + Defender go a loooooong way.
I haven’t had a single malware detection on my Windows computer since adding Adguard Home with malware block lists to the network about 2 years ago.
Avast and Bitdefender are other good products, just can be spammy with popups. Too much suspicion around Kaspersky to trust it.
Lol the same people that left all the day 0 exploits for NSA to use for years and then got the worst hacks ever about 12/11 years ago? Man how people forget stuff.
Lukewarm take: you don’t need windows defender either.
What if you just think twice before running something you downloaded from a shady website?
From my experience however win defender indeed good novadays, its also protecting the system from the advanced users… So however i always give it a chance, after a few months i endup disable it.
Best free antivirus for sure.
Factually untrue
Fr? You wanna try my virus?
It’s so funny that it’s the case now it was only a decade ago when windows defender was completely useless at blocking only the most basic of things
Kaspersky was way better than defender. Shame it was a russian product. But probably why it is was so much better
The first thing I do on a new install of windows is remove defender
Recently convinced my dad to finally get rid of McAfee after showing a video of how much McAfee does to protect you (which is fuckall) compared to Windows Defender
https://preview.redd.it/yrgwywthg1gf1.png?width=1670&format=png&auto=webp&s=b6dd0bdb5c31147a55c97bdb28ab727b02e7814e
Windows defender now is really good. But posts like this tell me people don’t remember the old windows defender.
For scanning computer malwarebytes is more effective but most of the time not needed
linux
I also use win defender now, but I still like/miss the features eset had and the general usability and gui of it.
You can’t get a visrus if you’re on linux