How much do you recommend using additional antivirus? While Windows itself already provides Windows Defender. #x1nano
Haven’t had 3rd party antivirus for a long time. Defender is doing just fine for me. I don’t go surfing around and download random shit though.
I’m a huge pirated media downloader, movies music games books, anything at all.
Been using defender as the only antivirus and I’ve never been infected (not that I know or)
Just don’t download anything that can be problematic. If you do end up, just instantly delete it (defender probably won’t let it run anyways)
Defender is more than enough, as long as you practice good online hygiene, and don’t push limits on what you go perusing on the web. Other options may put up a few more guardrails to keep you from breaking your own system, at the expense of additional system resources, and sometimes at the expense of usefulness, but the Defender AV and Firewall defaults are more than enough as long as you aren’t majorly misbehaving online.
Windows defender is by far the best antivirus for Windows (if you trust Microsoft as a party, but you essentially do that already by using windows). Especially since you’re comparing a paid anti virus (that is bundled into the OS you purchased with your hard earned money alongside your laptop) over free alternatives
Think about it- when you use windows defender. You’re entrusting your innermost unsupervised system in the hand of Microsoft to not abuse. Which you already do with windows as a whole
When you use a different anti virus, you entrust that anti virus developers with your innermost unsupervised system, ALONGSIDE Microsoft. That’s twice the parties who are capable of screwing you
Just use windows defender, if you need extra defense, get malwarebytes, and if you need to download and verify sometime, you can always relay to, virustotal
Pop up blockers, defender, and the knowledge to avoid random garbage. Virus are a thing of the past. Hell even GIS tools that windows don’t like I have to click like three buttons thru to install. Even if someone downloads some bad msi or exe windows ought to scare them off hopefully.
The worst thing i had in the last decade was a browser extension
Ditched 3rd party anti-virus software since the birth of Windows Defender (2006), haven’t had anything wrong since. But I am very cafeful in selecting what applications to use. Don’t use cracked softwares, cracked games or “clean pc utility” and all that suspicious stuff.
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Generally 3th party antivirus are the ones that give you viruses.
Haven’t used a 3th party antivirus in 20 years, never have a virus.
Antivirus are mostly scam app, that just wastes resources. The best way to not have a virus, and knowing what you are doing.
Depends on what you do and which browser you use. For the average user that is smart enough to NOT be clicking on the very obvious trap links or downloading 3 times x type of stuff or installing pirate software, then the built in security from windows 10 and 11 will do just fine.
I am only using Defender on my home PCs.
On the company laptop we have Crowdstrike, which is the main reason I needed a personal laptop - it filters out more and more sites as dangerous, I cannot even book a barber appointment or medical appointments, etc…
Windows Defender is more than enough now, but in my opinion the best antivirus is still to not click or download anything you see on the Internet
Generally, windows defender will suffice. I personally have Malwarebytes installed just in case but I almost never need to use it. Just don’t click on anything too suspicious. I do also recommend downloading uBlock Origin on your browser too.
You dont need another virus checker. Defender is good, listen to security now with steve gibson.
Beyond that, a firewall is what you need.
Too many overlook adequate firewalls and just think of antivirus.
You dont really need antivirus these days just couple of browser extensions like ad & popup blockers and disable trackers that’s all. Also just searching “is program safe?” does the trick most of the time if you are suspicious of it
The standard defender in Windows is “good enough”. But I still use additional. Microsoft Defender that comes with M365 Family is pretty good. Also Sophos Home.
I used to work at an antivirus company doing tech support. Believe me, not all antivirus features are reliable or even useful.
Uses more resources in the background and could potentially crash the computer. Pretty expensive too.
I suggest keeping your MS defender up to date and better use ad blockers to prevent you from seeing and clicking any unwanted pop-ups. They usually route and trigger malicious processes and sometimes even 3rd party antivirus companies can’t detect them.
Best prevention is awareness. Think before you click.
I don’t recommend it. Windows Defender + common sense = good option.
Ive been raw dogging my pc with windwos defender disabled for 15 years now, its pretty hard to get your pc infected nowadays unless you’re purposefully sabotaging it