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The thread discusses whether Windows 10's built-in antivirus, Windows Defender, is sufficient for protection. Several users, including professionals, share their experiences, with some advocating for supplementary tools like Malwarebytes and others expressing concerns about relying solely on Defender or Microsoft Security Essentials, citing infection rates and real-world incidents. Overall, opinions vary, but many contributors advise combining Windows Defender with additional security measures for better protection.
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Barry

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I have recently upgraded my new ( 1 year old) laptop from Windows 8 to 10. The laptop came with a free trial McAfee antivirus package. I paid for a year extension to this and am due in a months time to pay for another years protection. However I am wondering if using Windows 10 whether I can use the built in software instead.

Any advice gratefully received.

Thanks

Barry
 

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In my computer repair business, I am still getting W10 computers with all kinds of bad viruses when their Owner's completely rely on Windows Defender alone.o_O If they add a good antispyware program such as Malwarebytes (mentioned twice above), I still get infected computers. Some customers have tried SuperAntiSpyware, another well-rated program; but those programs together don't stop everything.:down: Of course it's up to you; but the old saw "you get what you pay for", really applies to AV programs!;)

I disagree with both of my esteemed colleagues on this issue; I've been seeing this occur for the last 20 years ever since Microsoft decided to include an AV program built-in to Windows. So, regardless of what you read on the...
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@helpifIcan: People who rely on just 1 AV program these days are oft to get the infamous "ID-10T" error! LOL. :rofl:

Cheers!:D
BBJ
 

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On all my systems I only have Windows Defender having removed McAfee from all of them once I unpacked them from the boxes
Been using Defender now for nearly 2 years and have had no trouble at all with any web sites
I scan when it notifies me and it updates on its own
I have found since using it all my laptops start up and load very fast
 

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Hi

If I had to guess, I'd say that Malwrebytes is doing most of the work on my computer.

I've never actually seen Defender do any thing, it scans but never finds a thing.

Probably because Malwarebys got there first.

Mike
 

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I wouldn't touch mccoffees nor norton.....avast is definitely a better option and its free :)
 

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I wouldn't use Avast it's known to cause BSODs and random freezing.
 

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Its still better than the other 2, although, I too have been having issues with avast (I didn't have the problem when I first had win7), there is still Malwarebytes, comodo (which I was using for a long time)....
 

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I used to use comodo with not a problem. Now just using defender and MBAM
 

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