I use Kaspersky Internet Security (KIS) 2016 which turns off Defender by default. I notice there is the new Defender feature of Limited Periodic Scanning. How useful is this for a KIS user? Does it add a useful layer of additional security or just hog resources for a limited benefit?
I haven't used a paid Antivirus and Firewall for nearly three years now, I just use Defender with Malwarebytes Pro. Before, in Windows 7, I used MSE and Malewarebytes Pro. So far, both have kept me protected. No real nasty stuff, just some pups which are easy to get rid of.
John
Last edited by AmericanPharaoh; 07 Aug 2016 at 09:24.
It just scans every once and a while, like an On-Demand-Scanner, but automatically, and doesn't run constantly in the background like an Anti-Virus when it is the only AV you have. Kind of like MBAM, but automatically.
As NO anti virus can offer 100% protection, the idea is, Defender will run a scan to see if it finds something a 3rd party AV might miss.
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