I have been using AVG Free, and doing a full scan once a week.
I found out that Win 8 has Win Defender, in which they combined MSSE, and it does real-time protection, which I thought was great, so I switched. I had tried MSSE with Win XP, but it was so slow, it took like 3 hours to scan my computer vs. 1 hour 15 for AVG. I think MSSE was really good at getting the viruses though.
Then, I have read on AV Comparatives Win Defender only gets 75% on the test. What's the story?
The best two look like Kaspersky or Bitdefender.
Does anyone else Use Win8's Win Defender?
I found out that Win 8 has Win Defender, in which they combined MSSE, and it does real-time protection, which I thought was great, so I switched. I had tried MSSE with Win XP, but it was so slow, it took like 3 hours to scan my computer vs. 1 hour 15 for AVG. I think MSSE was really good at getting the viruses though.
Then, I have read on AV Comparatives Win Defender only gets 75% on the test. What's the story?
The best two look like Kaspersky or Bitdefender.
Does anyone else Use Win8's Win Defender?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- HP Compaq DC7600 Convertible Minitower
- CPU
- Intel Pentium 4 521, Prescott 90nm Technology
- Motherboard
- Hewlett-Packard 09F0h (XU1 PROCESSOR)
- Memory
- 2.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15)
- Graphics Card(s)
- 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP 2311
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080@60Hz
- Hard Drives
- 149GB SAMSUNG HD160JJ ATA Device (SATA)
233GB Maxtor 7L250S0 ATA Device (SATA)
- Keyboard
- Logitech K120
- Mouse
- Kensington Expert Mouse K64325
- Internet Speed
- 1.5MB DSL
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Avast, Malwarebytes