📎 AI Summary:
The original poster asks whether Windows Defender in Windows 8 and 8.1 is sufficient without additional security software, as Microsoft claims it's strong enough. A respondent suggests that while Defender isn't the best, it's not the worst, and many users run it alongside Malwarebytes for extra protection, sharing their personal setup as an example. Overall, the thread discusses the adequacy of Windows Defender and the common practice of supplementing it with other security tools.
The original poster asks whether Windows Defender in Windows 8 and 8.1 is sufficient without additional security software, as Microsoft claims it's strong enough. A respondent suggests that while Defender isn't the best, it's not the worst, and many users run it alongside Malwarebytes for extra protection, sharing their personal setup as an example. Overall, the thread discusses the adequacy of Windows Defender and the common practice of supplementing it with other security tools.
Solution
kemical
Essential Member
Hmm.. It isn't the best but neither is it the worst. Many of us here run Defender alongside Malwarebytes just for the added protection. Personally I've never had an issue using this set up:
https://www.malwarebytes.org/
https://www.malwarebytes.org/