[adorno]

Huh. So it IS good for something, after all!

From what I've heard and read, it's probably better than the better known virus and anti-malware packages out there.

And, MS has decided to enter into the virus/malware business with all guns blazing, where it's going to be spending more for R&D than those other virus/anti-malware companies. Apparently, MS has decided, along with their business partners, that those other companies just aren't doing an adequate enough job, so, it's going to take matters into their own hands, especially when the security software is going to serve as a sales point for getting businesses to adopt Windows 10.

[roamer_1]

From what I've heard and read, it's probably better than the better known virus and anti-malware packages out there.

Yeah... not so much.

[dayglored]

>> Huh. So it IS good for something, after all!

> From what I've heard and read, it's probably better than the better known virus and anti-malware packages out there.

Depends on what you're trying to catch/avoid. It's very good at fixed-pattern matching and other lightweight techniques. It doesn't have the advanced processor=intensive heuristic algorithms of the big packages, that give them such a bad reputation for slowing your machine down.

I really like Defender and its predecessor Security Essentials. But that's because all I'm looking for is lightweight protection. If I needed the more intrusive algorithms, it wouldn't be as attractive.

> MS has decided to enter into the virus/malware business with all guns blazing

If that means they make Defender smarter, without making it slower, that's fine.

If that means that the default MS antimalware offerings are going to become top-heavy, bloated, lumbering messes like the competition, I'm not interested.