![]() ![]() ![]() But Avast One Essential did see a better performance in the latest tests, while paid-for options will always offer more features.įull review: Microsoft Defender Antivi rus ReviewĪvira has a longstanding reputation as a lightweight antivirus suite that’ll run on almost anything. Overall, Microsoft Defender is so good that there’s no real need to go looking for third-party alternatives. However, scheduled scans have to be set up via Windows Task Scheduler.Īs well as virus protection, Defender includes Windows Firewall, parental controls and remote management of your family’s devices, reputation-based site blocking in Edge and application blocking in general, system health reports, and the ability to disable all notifications. That’s top-flight performance, although AV-Test did also find that Defender can have a greater impact on system performance than third-party antivirus solutions.Ĭore anti-malware components include real-time protection and on-demand scans covering everything from quickly checking a folder to a comprehensive offline scan that checks for hard-to-remove threats such as rootkits by scanning the system without booting into Windows. It got perfect 100% protection scores in AV-Test’s most recent tests, 99.5% in AV Comparatives’ latest real-world test and 100% in SE Labs’ tests.
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