Staying with the built-in protection : ok or crazy?

unko · 12 Dec 2015

Hello, until now i use AntiVir, but i'm wondering if the actul stock protection of 10 is not enough..?

topgundcp · 12 Dec 2015

It's good enough provided:

you watch where you're surfing
Don't open strange emails
Don't click on any suspicious popup from browser whether to answer yes or no (just kill it from the task manager)
Turn off autorun.
Once in a while, scan your drive on demand with free Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Create a backup image of your Windows OS, just in case
Use: Macrium Reflect Free or AOMEI Backupper so you can restore Windows in no time when needed. IMHO, this is the only valid source of protection.

NOTE: The above does apply whether you have Anti Virus installed or not.

Personally, I think all Anti Virus software are junks. Taken up too much system resource, don't do any good if the definition database is out of date. Some may cause BSOD.

unko · 12 Dec 2015

Turn off autorun? But 10 ask you before starting any.. Anyways I use Acronis True Image for long

But I should backup more often!

topgundcp · 13 Dec 2015

Is autorun really that evil, and if so, how do I turn autorun off?

shakennstirred · 19 Dec 2015

use anti malware byte as well as defender. common sense help also
haven't use any 3rd party AV in years, waste of money if you buy it.
every now an then I check with an online scanner just to see I'm not being silly and letting stuff on to the pc, never anything.
we are talking 10+ years I have been doing this and never anything

davidhk · 19 Dec 2015

Ever since Win8/8.1 I have stopped using 3rd party AV.
That's about 2 years ago.
Since then, all I am using is the built-in Windows Defender as my Real Time Protection and Malwarebytes (free edition) as my On-demand protection.
With command sense and observing the "dos" and "don'ts" of internet surfing, I have no security or infection issues.
For that, I don't mind being called crazy.

whs · 19 Dec 2015

shakennstirred said:

use anti malware byte as well as defender. common sense help also
haven't use any 3rd party AV in years, waste of money if you buy it.
every now an then I check with an online scanner just to see I'm not being silly and letting stuff on to the pc, never anything.
we are talking 10+ years I have been doing this and never anything

I went exactly the same way since many years and never had a problem. However, I do one additional thing. For opening unfamiliar webpages I use a Linux virtual machine. And unknown mail I never open.

prikker · 19 Dec 2015

In the beginning MSE, or now Defender, was very good, but nowadays I would not use this as my main protection. I would choose Avast or Avira free in combination with Malwarebytes. But the best protection is you!

pitbullpup · 15 Jan 2016

I am using comodo internet security and have not had any issues

b1rd · 22 Jan 2016

Since then, all I am using is the built-in Windows Defender as my Real Time Protection and Malwarebytes (free edition) as my On-demand protection.

Ditto, but, I also run SuperantiSpyware on demand- on occasion. I also will run an online scan here and there, just to see if anything was missed by Defender. Thus far, not too much.

b1rd