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Pondus:

--- Quote from: polonus on January 09, 2019, 05:18:24 PM ---Windows Defender does not equal normal AV in these respects nor even has Google Safebrowsing grade protection.

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Microsoft SmartScreen  >>>  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SmartScreen

polonus:
Hi Pondus,

Thanks for given the latest information on this. Apart from this, what is the actual difference between Windows Defender and free AV?
Is it heuristics or can they be compared on an equal basis?

polonus

Pondus:
If you check AV compare they are doing very good

AV Compare  >>  https://www.av-comparatives.org/

Leo50:
The thing i saw is that avast setup often freeze windows defender and launching.

You have to turn it on after.

polonus:
It is normal for resident avast AV to disable some of the functionality of Windows Defender.
But be prepared for all eventualities.

Two resident av-solutions won't and cannot work together,
It is just like having two mean dogs in from of the parlor for better protection.
They are going after each other in stead of after the threats you may have in the form of malcode.

Turn Windows Defender full on if for some reason or other your avast solution won't function properly.
We have come across such incidents rarely in the past years.
For instance the mishap that avast will FP files critical for windows to function properly.

Only in such cases it is a good thing to disable avast resident for a while,
and to let Windows Defender temporarily come back to do the job.

When avast comes out of such mishaps and sounds the all green again,
bring up your old av solution of choice again.

polonus

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