Avast vs Windows Defender

[bob3160]

Defender is always up in the top tier group for protection, simple and effective   the cream on top is no deceptive nagware/advertising.

I have no objections to an occasional request to use the paid product.
I hate the scary popups like you're using a basic firewall, etc. (I happen to prefer the basic firewall I'm using)

[Asyn]

Windows 10: Defender skips elements during scan
https://borncity.com/win/2020/03/21/windows-10-defender-skips-elements-during-scan/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-defender-bug-in-windows-10-skips-files-during-scans/

[bob3160]

Windows 10: Defender skips elements during scan
https://borncity.com/win/2020/03/21/windows-10-defender-skips-elements-during-scan/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-defender-bug-in-windows-10-skips-files-during-scans/

Let's hope the files skipped were not infected files. 

[DavidR]

Windows 10: Defender skips elements during scan
https://borncity.com/win/2020/03/21/windows-10-defender-skips-elements-during-scan/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-defender-bug-in-windows-10-skips-files-during-scans/

Let's hope the files skipped were not infected files. 

If this bug/flaw is known (not its been published it is) to malware writers.

This could also result in harmful files being put into any area/folder if this flaw/bug extended to folders also.  But nothing to stop malicious files being crafted with that file type in the hope, the file name/type is the only check to determine if it should be scanned or not.

[bob3160]

Windows 10: Defender skips elements during scan
https://borncity.com/win/2020/03/21/windows-10-defender-skips-elements-during-scan/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-defender-bug-in-windows-10-skips-files-during-scans/

Let's hope the files skipped were not infected files. 

If this bug/flaw is known (not its been published it is) to malware writers.

This could also result in harmful files being put into any area/folder if this flaw/bug extended to folders also.  But nothing to stop malicious files being crafted with that file type in the hope, the file name/type is the only check to determine if it should be scanned or not.

From what I read, these were random files not a specific type.

[Patrick2]

Still using Defender here on a few machines,  problem is i always seen that message as i do have some exclusions as a few games require the game to be excluded in Antivirus program, so i didn't really think much of it

System scans clean with Malwarebytes Free still though, so happy there

[bob3160]

Still using Defender here on a few machines,  problem is i always seen that message as i do have some exclusions as a few games require the game to be excluded in Antivirus program, so i didn't really think much of it

System scans clean with Malwarebytes Free still though, so happy there

Malwarebytes isn't an AV.

[Patrick2]

I know that, but still showed clean, and also scanned with Eset online scanner---both clean,  so thinks going well despite the possible issue with Defender,  that i'd never notice as already have exclusions for the one game

[CraigB]

Windows 10: Defender skips elements during scan
https://borncity.com/win/2020/03/21/windows-10-defender-skips-elements-during-scan/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-defender-bug-in-windows-10-skips-files-during-scans/

Fix for the skipped items issue if affected in Win10, enable Network Scanning https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-defender-fix-for-windows-10-enable-network-scanning/

[CraigB]

Microsoft Silently Fixes Bug Causing Windows Defender to Skip Files During Scans, update KB4052623 released for Windows Defender on March 24

https://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-silently-fixes-bug-causing-windows-defender-to-skip-files-during-scans-529555.shtml

[rocksteady]

Craig, that link ends up as a error 404 page not found

[DavidR]

My guess is the mic...ender element of the URL is a shortening of the URL resulting in a failure.

I did a search in Softpedia for Microsoft Silently Fixes Bug Causing Windows Defender to Skip Files During Scans.

This found this article, which I presume is the one.
https://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-silently-fixes-bug-causing-windows-defender-to-skip-files-during-scans-529555.shtml

[CraigB]

Craig, that link ends up as a error 404 page not found

My guess is the mic...ender element of the URL is a shortening of the URL resulting in a failure.

Sorry about that, no idea how that happened 

Thanks for finding the right link David I updated my mistake too.

[DavidR]

Craig, that link ends up as a error 404 page not found

My guess is the mic...ender element of the URL is a shortening of the URL resulting in a failure.

Sorry about that, no idea how that happened 

Thanks for finding the right link David I updated my mistake too.

No problem, I wanted to read it too

[Asyn]

Windows Defender vs Ransomware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXtTgP8JkSk

Windows Defender vs Ransomware in 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbYx8V2RTjc