Windows Defender Is Becoming the Powerful Antivirus That Windows 10 Needs

[JMH]

There was a time when third-party antivirus protection was absolutely needed in Windows, but it turns out that Microsoft has improved its very own solution to a level that makes such applications unnecessary in the latest iteration of the operating system.

Windows Defender, which comes pre-installed and enabled by default in both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, performs significantly better in antivirus tests than it did a couple of years ago and is now achieving better results than well-known security suites.

The latest round of tests performed by German institute AV-TEST shows that Windows Defender improved on both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, and although it’s still not among the leaders, it’s not the last in the charts either.

Windows Defender Is Becoming the Powerful Antivirus That Windows 10 Need

 

[Digerati]

From that article,

On Windows 10, however, Windows Defender really exceeded expectations. Microsoft’s default Windows antivirus received 4.5 points for protection, 5 points for performance, and 6 points for usability, ranking better than highly-praised security software such as F-Secure, Panda Security, ESET, and Comodo.

That is impressive - especially since MS announced a couple years ago it was no longer going to focus on getting good reviews on simulated tests, but instead, constantly evolve for the current threat situation. Good news as WD with WF are what I recommend for most users.