Microsoft improves its Windows Defender protection program .. Is it reliable?
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Due to the limited range of
protection that Microsoft offers, the AV-Test Institute recommends installing a
more comprehensive antivirus package from another company.
With the increasing reliance on the
Internet in daily life, and especially with the outbreak of the Corona
pandemic, the risk of Internet-connected devices being exposed to hacking
attacks or cyber attacks by malware via e-mail or other means has increased.
The AV-TEST Institute, which
specializes in Internet security research in Magdeburg, Germany, recorded about
1242 million malicious programs by the end of June 2021, and about 350 thousand
new malicious programs are added daily. Spam messages are becoming more
professional.
Andreas Marx of the AV-Test
Institute explained, "If hackers can hack an entire computer, they also
gain control of the email system, and spam emails can only be identified
through improper wording."
At the same time, the German expert
stressed the rise in the number of malware, in addition to the increase in the
number of encryption programs, extortion and ransom demand.
Antivirus software aims to protect
computers from Trojans, spyware, and other threats on the Internet.
For computers with Microsoft
Windows 10 operating system, it automatically includes Windows Defender
antivirus.
Better level of protection
Microsoft's antivirus program has
shaken off the reputation that preceded it, for not providing good protection;
“Windows Defender has evolved over the years and provides a better level of
protection like other antivirus programs such as Norton and Kaspersky,” confirmed
Jan Schusler, from German magazine C't. Defender is available for free within
the operating system compared to other antivirus programs.
And Andy Voss, from the German
magazine "Computer Bild", confirmed that there is still room for
improvement in Defender, although it provides good virus protection.
Limited add-ons
The German expert explained this by
saying, “Microsoft’s protection program cannot fully compete with other
programs, as it includes a limited number of add-ons, in addition to the
settings being very hidden, and therefore the average user cannot use it
easily, for example, Windows Defender does not provide A VPN service for
browsing the Internet with anonymity.
Windows Defender does not provide
some additional functions such as the vulnerability scanner, update checker,
and password manager, and besides, the program does not provide protection
against spam.
And Andreas Marx added,
"Although Windows Defender provides good protection, it is rudimentary,
because it only deals with malicious software such as viruses."
Jan Schusler added that the wide
spread of Windows Defender may lead to an increase in the number of targeted
cyber attacks, and the German expert added, "The greater the number of
users of Windows Defender, the more important it becomes to launch cyber
attacks."
Given the limited range of
protection provided by Microsoft's software, AV-Test recommends installing a
more comprehensive antivirus package from another company, and although this
package may cost $3 to $5 per month, it provides very good comprehensive
protection.
Andy Voss added, "There is the
possibility to work with antivirus programs from different companies, but it is
better from a financial point of view to rely on one company, because almost
all companies provide protection packages with licenses for different
devices." Windows Defender's protection cannot be extended by relying on a
second antivirus.
He continued, "If another
antivirus program is installed, Windows Defender is automatically disabled, but
at the same time it works automatically when the license of the other antivirus
program expires."
Expand the scope of work
It is possible to extend the work
of other antivirus programs through Windows Defender. Jan Schusler stressed
that this measure will not lead to any limitations in the performance of the
antivirus program.
In this case, the user can select
the option to directly scan with the newly installed antivirus on the computer,
and rely on Windows Defender to scan certain folders, and when interested in
updating these programs, the user will get good protection by Windows Defender
and other antivirus programs.
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