Is Microsoft Defender Enough, or Do You Still Use Third-Party Antivirus?

[Unison]

Is Microsoft Defender Enough, or Do You Still Use Third-Party Antivirus?

Windows Security has improved considerably over the years, and Microsoft Defender now includes real-time protection, ransomware safeguards, firewall controls and cloud-based threat detection.

Some people believe Defender, sensible browsing habits and keeping Windows updated provide all the protection a home user needs. Others still prefer packages such as Bitdefender, Norton, ESET or Malwarebytes for their additional features and protection.

Third-party security programs can provide useful extras, but they may also increase background processes, use more memory, display unwanted notifications and sometimes slow a computer down.

So, what protection do you currently use?

• Microsoft Defender on its own?
• Defender with an occasional Malwarebytes scan?
• A complete third-party security package?
• Something different entirely?

Have you ever removed a third-party antivirus and noticed that your computer ran better afterwards?

 

[alimac]

Defender for me nowt else these days if someone wants to gain access they probably will

never had a known issue for years

sometimes i will run an online external virus scan or Malwarebytes

but nothing ever found

commonsense prevails

 

[Unison]

Defender for me nowt else these days if someone wants to gain access they probably will

never had a known issue for years

sometimes i will run an online external virus scan or Malwarebytes

but nothing ever found

commonsense prevails

thanks I'll stick with Defender i just hate paying for anything

 

[HibbyDave]

Just Defender for me, these 3rd party antivirus ones are just bloated crap, just have to be careful where you go,
and when you've been, wash your hands.

 

[Seedy_r0m]

In days of yore I'd install AVG, Avira, or Avast when setting up PC's, but now I rely solely on Defender.

 

[Janobi]

Personally, I install panda dome. It all depends on your threat model though. Downloading is a lot safer than it used to be back in da day...

 

[Avid]

Defender haven’t had any issues for many years.

 

[CyborJaX]

I used have Malwarebytes on for years but I packed them in this year.

 

[Curious123]

Defender is fine for me plus its free.

 

[gez]

I used the built in one on my surfshark vpn

 

[Tamarc]

I've used Kaspersky for years, works well, have deep dived all the concerns, never once found anything to put me off, dealt with CS a few times and always found them to be ,efficient honest and polite.
Like most things these days prices have increased but not enough to deter me from continuing with them.