defender tests + analysis


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    anti virus / firewall tests + analysis


    what site has tests + analysis that shows us what else could we add in addition to defender to double-check if a file is safe?

    'win defender' has flaws and will make errors, says that something isnt safe when it's actually fine
    im sure there's recent good updated tests somewhere that shows the accuracy rates of the various antivrius tools (i've no idea what sites are best/good for this stuff)

    also i guess there's no way to turn this defender antivrius off for at least a month or year? it keeps turning back on very often, seems like a day or so, very annoying bad ux / design

    also windows firewall sometimes not often blocks parts of an app and doesnt let us know even tho setting for notification is on (for new apps)
    how to make it notifiy us for All apps it blocks a part of, and not just new apps?
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    also i guess there's no way to turn this defender antivrius off for at least a month or year? it keeps turning back on very often, seems like a day or so
    Defender is now designed so that trivial attempts to turn it off will fail- this is easily understood as a means of defending against attackers that might try to do that.

    The Tutorial section - have you looked? - can help you understand this.
    Change Windows Defender Exploit Protection Settings in Windows 10
    Enable or Disable Windows Defender Exploit Protection Settings


    it keeps turning back on very often, seems like a day or so, very annoying bad ux / design
    No. You simply don't understand why it's designed to defeat trivial attempts to do so and that this is so.

    The question of whether Defender is 'good enough' and whether a 3rd party AV is necessary has been done to death in several threads on tenforums. Do feel free to find and read these.


    also windows firewall sometimes blocks and doesnt let us know even tho setting for notification is on (for new apps)
    - not my experience- but you refer to apps- from the Store?
    Specific examples?

    Comparisons:
    Home - AV-Comparatives

    You can readily find more lists and comparisons:
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  3. Posts : 1,862
    Windows 10 Pro 2004 20H1
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    You might start with the AV/AM testing organizations data -

    AV-Comparatives -

    Home - AV-Comparatives

    AV-TEST -

    Test antivirus software for Windows 10 - October 2020 | AV-TEST

    Virus Bulletin VB100 -

    Virus Bulletin :: Comparative Test Dates

    SE Labs -

    SE Labs
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    which one of these links tests analysis is most helpful accurate? dun understand any of this stuff

    wow less than 24 hours and 'real time protection' turn on again, wasnt always like this, awful
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    win 10 pro x64 os build 20H2
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    its supper hard to turn of win defender now , its done by design why not just add Malwarebytes free or pro to your arsenal and call it a day i have the pro version runs well beside win defender , simple just tell the pro version to not register in the windows security center , and you are all good nothing else needed.
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    if anyone knows of updated info on tests analysis of this stuff then can put that
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