But it improved over time, so much so that it started to snag top scores from independent lab assessments. When Microsoft's security offering first went under the microscope, it didn't impress. It costs them nothing and doesn't require them to take any action. With this software, Microsoft ensured that customers would have some kind of protection from the moment they first booted up their computer. Is Windows Defender Any Good?įor those who are unaware, Microsoft Security Essentials was antivirus software included by Microsoft with Windows starting in 2009, until it was supplanted by Microsoft Windows Defender Security Center. But the longer answer is that it could do better-and you can still do better with third-party antivirus. The short answer is that the bundled security solution from Microsoft is pretty good at most things. Are you suggesting that Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows 10 is not sufficient? Confirm it, Ransomware Shield adds the app to your Exceptions list itself and there's nothing else to do.Ĭontrolled Folders could be better, then, but it did its core job, keeping us safe from a threat that the antivirus engine missed.You recommend third-party anti-malware, McAfee, Bitdefender, and Kaspersky in one of your articles. Controlled Folders simply blocks everything it doesn't recognize, and previously we've found some legitimate programs refused to run until we manually added them to an Exceptions list.Īvast's Ransomware Shield is smarter, more like a firewall when it detects an unauthorized access to a folder, it alerts you, but also asks if the process is legitimate. This time, Defender displayed an alert when our ransomware tried to access the folder, and it wasn't able to encrypt any documents. We turned Controlled Folders on, added our test folder to the list, and ran the ransomware simulator again. Fortunately, Defender has a second layer of protection in its Controlled Folders feature (Security Center > Virus & Threat Protection > Manage Ransomware Protection.) Turn this on and it automatically blocks unauthorized apps from accessing key document folders (Documents, Pictures, Videos, Music, more) and you can easily add more.
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