Best Antivirus vs Windows Defender: What's the difference?

[@goodjohnjr]

Please test your file against Windows Security set to Aggressive settings and Recommended settings using DefenderUI to see what happens.

[@xavalintm]

This! ☝️

[@User9681e]

Yes please

[@Zero-sm8oi]

Yes that would be great

[@bepispeeps5959]

also, he should have compared it to their free version as well

[@Budicles]

Been asking him to do this every time he test defender

[@Nikolaous00]

nice new logo 👍

[@delveticas]

pisses me off that it's not centered

[@LStrike]

So happy you still test Kaspersky just by a technical basis 👍🏻

[@mik3lang3lo]

It's banned from a lot of places, right?

[@arvindashok]

@@mik3lang3lo It's banned only in the United States

[@Thiccum069]

He won't bcz he gets paid by brands

[@jesieniar]

Why would you test russian made spy product and promote that shit is beyond me

[@normalvarlk1314]

@@jesieniar It is better than USA spy products ? every AV operates in kernel mode so all of them are spies. Deal with it.

[@rejointrident]

to me its just a question of pricing. AV solutions are a horrible value when they just offer a negligible protection upgrade to ms defender. i dont care about their clunky password managers, vpns and what else service they come up with to remain relevant. i use a proper service for these. and the whole AV industry has a very low reputation in terms of privacy and honesty.

[@UmitSeyhan75]

So true.

[@christian-van-e]

exactly, I don't need al those integrated webplugins, wallets, vpn, etc etc

[@TheCocoaDaddy]

What about solutions that offer more than a negligible protection upgrade to Windows Defender? I think it's been shown Kaspersky and BitDefender offer much more than a negligible protection upgrade to Windows Defender.

[@rejointrident]

@@TheCocoaDaddy those solutions are relevant for business / enterprise. for browsing pornhub at home you are good with an adblocker and with defender and if you want something extra get malwarebytes browser guard.

[@normalvarlk1314]

defender is easy to disable etc. use some other AV. Defender is the most targeted system.

[@SwissPGO]

I'd like to see the impact of bitdefender vs microsoft when compiling large software projects (including java). This is where thousands of files are accessed, and if the AV software is not multi treaded, it will slow down builds significantly, impacting developers throughout and efficiently.

[@SkegAudio]

there are some IDEs that, upon project creation, asks if you want the project directory to be whitelisted from Microsoft Defender checks in order to improve performance in development.

[@SwissPGO]

@ Bitdefender can use whitelisting too... but in the end, all executable code needs to be tested: Supply chain attacks do exist, and I have personally detected one on a system where a developer had disabled AV. Luckily the damage was limited to a single machine, and no customers received the malware.

[@SwissPGO]

@@SkegAudio Unless you don't use any 3rd party library or code, you cannot get certain you're not victim of supply chain attack - so AV should be part of your CI pipeline

[@SkegAudio]

@@SwissPGO Oh I agree completely. Just wanted to point it out in case you weren't familiar.

[@SwissPGO]

@ thx - and I was not aware indeed

[@techd9154]

The behavior analysis for paid AVs vs WD is something I agree with, but this was not a fair test IMO. A valid test would have been to use the free versions of BitDefender/Kaspersky and then test with the paid versions, this way it would show if it's worth paying for AVs and how the extra features perform. I think there should be more focus on best practices than to pay for an AVs and hope that it protects you, first layer of defense is the user, second layer is browser/adblocker (yes, I know adblock is not an AV, but will help so they don't fall for malware ads when downloading software), third layer using a good password manager that locks after a few minutes, and backing up (I don't mean syncing) your data to the cloud or local NAS. Added bonus is to use Chromium PWA for discord and such so it has some sort of filtering, network wide DNS filtering is another option. Completing the above will significantly reduce the impact and make recovery much easier for zero-day info stealers or ransomware, after that I would consider paid AVs as an option for those high-risk individuals.

[@saganandroid4175]

I never understood how a password manager is a good idea. Isn't it safer keeping your passwords in your own head>

[@Pearmesan]

@@saganandroid4175absolutely not. Password managers are centralized and encrypted databases that store your passwords (which can be extremely long alphanumeric strings for safety) that are not able to be memorized. The difference is that malware can typically access stored browser logins, while they cannot access password vaults. If you aren’t using a password vault, you are likely either using your memory - and a memorizable, reused weak password - or an unsecured browser keylist. I tried to explain this as simply as I could - it took me 5 mins on phone. Hope it helps.

[@dtpicsse]

@@saganandroid4175 If the head was remembering 200+ websites and every change to a password yes but the human memory isn't so good as we wish.

[@John.Doe.X1]

​@@saganandroid4175Are you able to remember a different long and complex password for each account you have? Because I can't.

[@6pathsofpein]

​@saganandroid4175 not when you keep them the same or make them too simple for ease of remembering

[@TheInternetFreak]

HAPPY NEW YEAR Leo ❤ i hope you have a Wonderful 2025.. Hope you have a Wonderful year on your KZbin channel

[@Breadwinka]

Would love to see some performance tests beteween the big ones, Defender, Bitdefender, Kasperseky, maybe eset? Im curious on how the full solutions compare to defender.

[@darkpensil]

kaspersky самый лучший, он нашел больше вирусов чем мой основной Bitdefender, eset сомнительно но ок, а антивирус от майкрософт неплохой, но и не лучше касперского.

[@sappster7602]

Hello twin @Breadwinka

[@bepispeeps5959]

oh cool but it would be cooler if you actually compared it to the free version of those leading AV programs

[@sylussquared9724]

Kaspersky and bitdefender free offer the same protection as their paid counterparts Though Bitdefender paid has a much higher false positive rate because of its stupid firewall in the paid version

[@IamLookingforWoody_________786]

Knowledgeable video sir❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊

[@TILR]

have you tried ClamAV? how is it? how does it compare to other AVs? is it safe?

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

it's just a scanner. Made primarily for unix, good to make sure your server running linux is kept clean

[@3060PlayZ]

ClamAV in general sucks. It barely detects any malware both on Windows and Linux.

[@JSmith-nu4bl]

Been using Kaspersky since the 90’s, liking it so far. I remember it was called AVP lol

[@shihonage]

The difference is that we need to have diverse competing antiviruses because all new malware targets Windows Defender by default

[@genuin3th]

Our IT has been using the ESET Endpoint security product for a while. How do Kaspersky/Bitdefender compare to ESET? I think it’s great but don’t see it often showcased in testing videos like these so wanted to know whether it’s due to preference or something else

[@od1sseas663]

Kaspersky has much better heuristics so it should do quite a bit better on fresh 0-day attacks.

[@MrBulldawg6]

The reason why Bit snd kasperky are always shown is because they sponser a lot of channels and they are also proven to be the best but its mainly because they are sponsorered

[@hatembenzakour4947]

I think the most sponsored ones are McAfee, Avast and AVG.

[@jack_vance_]

@MrBulldawg6 what? that's not even true at all. If it was sponsored they are obligated to disclose it. As someone who has watched every video on this channel, Bit and Kaspersky are shown because they outperform literally every other AV on the market by a large margin.

[@HQmusic9]

@MrBulldawg6 BitDefender and Kaspersky are literally two best AV's you can get.

[@falcoii8565]

Long time user of Bit Defender and never a regret.

[@sociallyferal4237]

I too am a long time bit defender user. I do wish their VPN and such were options to select at install though rather than having to remove them afterwards. And I regret their pricing if you don't manage to get it on one of their sales. . . 😅

[@aureliosccpovoa]

Hey Leo! Awesome video as always! I would like to give you a suggestion: I know your channel is focused mainly on Windows, but I recently moved to Linux and found myself looking for more recent and updated content about Linux security and hardening. Maybe you can give us better insights on that! Thanks a lot for your content!

[@captain187cloudy9]

One time I tried sending my friend a 7z file with a png, but everything blocked it saying it was a virus. (I uploaded the file to virus total, and nothing detected it on there) I tried encrypting it, and eventually just streamed the image over discord.

[@cieplydran1]

Just send the png?

[@captain187cloudy9]

@@cieplydran1 It was too big, I didn't want to change the resolution.

[@CornFly2011]

You also didn’t touch on a different topic, reliability. I’ve been using computers for a long time now (30 years), and had my share of experience with anti viruses both during my personal work and my professional work. And most 3rd party antivirus software were sometimes (not always) the cause of issues in windows. May it be unexplained slowdowns like people at my work experience from checkpoint antivirus, unexplained network connectivity drop outs, and sometimes even worse bsod. Windows defender from the start (even from its early xp days) was always reliable, never locking files, never interrupting work, and nowdays even have dev mode when it have relaxed settings not to slow down development compilation. There is no argument that its protection is worse than professional antivirus software, but in my experience none of the 3rd party software came close to the reliability it offers. As a software developer, when u hear the machine has only defender running i know i have to look elsewhere for blaming things for not working, but otherwise the antivirus is always a suspect. So yes, its a tradeoff, but if the choice is for no antivirus and defender which is very reliable, the defender fits the bill.

[@herlandercarvalho]

Back in XP days, I used to work for tech support at a big ISP... Clients that would be unable to get to use Internet, caused by anti-virus (Norton and McAfee were the worst ones), happened on a daily basis. The reverse also happened though, malware and trojans clogging the Internet access, rendering access increasingly slower until it stopped. Personally, I don't have an issue with Windows Defender, it's fine for me, and I'm not a nitwit that doesn't know where I should or not click on things.

[@HAMETE]

The comparison is with a trial version of Kaspersky and Bitdefender? Shouldn't it be compared against the free version? People use Windows Defender in its unpaid version. In terms of detection capabilities, what differences are there between each product between the free and paid versions?

[@nasko235679]

Using Windows Defender ❌ Disabling it and raw-dogging the entire internet ✅

[@Holycurative9610]

Me too although shutting defender off completely is getting more difficult.

[@Radagio]

I do that, but with ublock and popup blocker and nextdns paid service. I scan periodicaly with defender and Malwarebytes. Im fine so far for a low threat profile guy

[@kv70]

Been using Kaspersky since 2006 and it never failed me.

[@Holycurative9610]

Because you've never had a virus!!

[@BackPadler]

Looking for a good AV with ransomware protection, email and webfilter for small financial firm (4x) PC's to protect. What would be a good recommendation?

[@OllieVK]

What about the paid version of Defender though (consumer and commercial versions)

[@jonathanpoutre9771]

How does this transpose to Linux distros? I know you can use advanced firewall rules with good FOOS software, but what else can you do to protect yourself ? No way to get those signature and behavior analysis? Human errors can happend, so I guess its still good to have extra protection.

[@User9681e]

Immutable system like fedora, secureblue About antivirus most in Linux are simple signature based and only ones that aren't are exclusive to enterprises

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

stable version, long term support, configure your firewall, create accounts according to minimal privilege principle, configure apparmor or flatseal depending on your distro. Make backups to protect you data and you should be just fine :)

[@seansingh4421]

ClamAV, Webroot, YARA, HIDS. But that’s where it stops, then it jumps straight to EDRs like crowdstrike and other applications that are usually in business or enterprise class, no consumer grade solutions like malwarebytes are available. Basically you have really great detection tools, but proactive and realtime protection is very hard to implement unless y

[@mnageh-bo1mm]

Can you test each feature?

[@arrow501]

Are there any free products that offer better protection than Defender, Leo?

[@itsbinoyghosh]

Kaspersky free or bitdfender free

[@ifrezzy4031]

@@itsbinoyghosh what would you choose between them?i always used bitdefender free but right now i just installed kaspersky free

[@des4511]

What do you have for us at the router level? Is there any way?

[@BMAR92]

I do have Bitdefender internet security installed and also windows defender is activated at the same time. If I try to disable Windows Defender after restarting the pc is enabled by Windows.

[@Alex_Martz]

Which FREE AV or antimalware companion is best for the ones who don't want to pay and want to stay with windows defender?

[@TheWhiteBamba]

I don't get why people believe that Windows Defender could ever be as good as a 3rd party AV. The reality is that a company like Eset, Kaspersky, Bitdefender etc. have a sole purpose: Creating an AV/Firewall, with some bells and whistles. As for Microsoft? Well, they have an entire OS they're running and the most important part about that is making sure that the OS' vulnerabilities are patched in a timely manner. There is a reason why they always come out with patches. The AV/Firewall they have? THAT is the bells and whistles.

[@rifteyy]

This is really true. Windows Defender is decent as a free built-in choice, but for any advanced user actions, torrenting/cracking and wanting to stay safe, it's definitely not enough.

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

yeah it's not perfect, but it's kind of balanced. I cannot say the same about windows built-in firewall. It's just unusable to me. Simplewall, Safing Portmaster and others are so much better

[@GerardPinzone]

There was a time (Windows 9X days) when Microsoft's antivirus was the best option. It was free and detected everything Norton and McAfee did and with less bloat.

[@StefanWiesendanger]

I'm not sure if that's the best way to look at it. While it's true that companies like ESET or Bitdefender are dedicated to creating security products, they "only" have around 2000 employees. Reportedly, Microsoft has the "equivalent of 34,000 full-time engineers working toward its Secure Future Initiave". This includes much more than only endpoint protection of course, but I'm just saying that the manpower behind Microsoft Defender could very well be comparable to that of say ESET or Bitdefender.

[@AyySorento]

In terms of size, products, soutions, and employes, Microsoft is one of the biggest security companies out there. They just have many different "departments" and do more in the public eye but their Security division is massive. Possibly larger than their Windows team.

[@CedroCron]

People would be just fine with Windows Defender if they would harden windows with some policies, operate as a user and require Administrator password for installing software or making system changes. Also using Bitlocker. And I'd recommend running Simple-Wall over-top of the Windows Firewall and set it to deny by default and ask the user because executing things. I'd also run Malware-byes, and BitDefender free extensions in the web browser to pre-scan everything. It's what I have my in-laws setup with and they click on everything they shouldn't and it has been fine.

[@doclouis4236]

What about Rootkit malware?

[@Damariobros]

How do I get Kaspersky in the US? I want to have it available as a third opinion

[@ghostdragon2593]

You could try a vpn and making your location outside the US before downloading. Not sure it would work but worth a try although if you change your location back to the US Kaspersky might stop working.

[@cugansteamid6252]

which one do you use?

[@MohammadHossein19]

Do you suggest linux like wubuntu ? this distro can run exe files by defaults.overall i think linux is better option for people who dont know basic security

[@harrybellingham98]

the testing couldve have been better and more robust. this is a good topic to cover throughly

[@velo1337]

is this a reupload?

[@botsareeverywhere]

What do you use?

[@kassymitica]

can u pls do another tier list of antiviruses? u havent dont one in 3 years

[@null3667]

Do you have any recommendations for free AV's? I can't afford multiple plans but I'm fine with manually running a scan every couple of days

[@Random_Memes_47]

bitdefender

[@zetectic7968]

Secondary scan with Malwarebytes

[@almasfbr]

We hope that the next comparison will be between Windows Defender, Kaspersky, and bitdefender, but only for their free versions, not the paid ones.

[@MrOwner09]

I used to have avast after that bitdefender. But they did messed up my system causing issues with my games. And yes i have troubleshooted alot to find out that the av was to blame Thats why im sick of 3rd party's avs for now and im using windows defender.

[@MTGeomancer]

In twenty five years, I've never had an AV program mess up games. I've seen some no-name indie games get flagged when they update simply due to the reputation scan (aka, this file is unknown therefor may not be safe) but it's a click of a button to ignore and proceed. Now, if you're talking about cracks and trainers ... well ... then you're talking about ultra high risk downloads haha. But don't worry, a random guy on the forum/discord says it's totally safe and just a false positive!

[@AyySorento]

I used to be Bitdefender fanboy but moved to Defender a while back. The biggest reason, besides money, was that after upgrading to Windows 11, Bitdefender "broke" my LAN adapter drivers so only Wi-Fi worked. Worked with support for almost a month with no resolution. I already had plans to leave but that was the final strike. Once uninstalled, everything was happy.

[@Mostima115]

Makes one wonder how you two managed to bring it to that, I have been installing Bitdefender on other people PCs and my own for 10+ years now and not a single one ever created issues for the system, and none of those PCs were high end, so they would have noticed a system impact right away, same for the LAN adapter drivers ofc. Only problems that ever came up were some false positives that confused one Person and another managed to catch a zero-day, who ended up losing the data on his desktop and some things from the main folders, which was pretty low damage for a zero-day and I don't think that any other AV would have done much better on that one. The Person who had that zero-day also admitted that he downloaded stuff from some "trust me bro" sites. And no, I am not defending Bitdefender, it's simply the standard here and our experience with it, also had some that choose Kaspersky in the past, but ofc ever since the war started that option is no more, supporting a Russian company means supporting the Russian state at the end of the day.

[@kandy1]

I wanted to ask you about is kapersky really bad as news says. Should i buy it?

[@electromega3077]

The best virus protection is developing a good habit for downloading or surfing in the net.

[@guilherme5094]

Really nice thanks.

[@mattatwar]

Some EDRs dont register with windows, so EDR and windows defender can both be on.

[@thomask5434]

I have not found a single EDR that does not do that. Apparently i do not know all, but alot of them. Because if it is not being registered, alot of things are not allowed in the system that avs can do. There are several interfaces in modern windows systems, where the software itself can report to the av. Browsers and others use that mechanism. You can only do that and other things being registered. I would avoid avs who do not register.

[@mark_kline]

Disappointed I can’t use Kaspersky but Bit Defender has been money and saved me from numerous threats. I saw you test it on this channel and that was enough for me to buy

[@georgetek]

I’m really bummed about Kaspersky…

[@Budicles]

In this day and age.... Memory and resourse use is minimal. DefenderUI hardened and Malwarebytes premium works for me

[@dr.mortal2894]

Thx for the Video. At the end u said, that other malware solutions use different amount of CPU and RAM. It would be better, when u show it every time to every produvct u use/show. Much ppl are dont use the newest cpu or more then 16/32gb RAM. this would help ppl, weho want to use other products on older hardware.

[@AyySorento]

A few tech KZbinrs have done benchmarks with different AV products within the last year or two. Most are unnoticiable even on older hardware but some (Norton) impact even the newest of computers. LTT might have been the latest group to do this type of test.

[@artorias550]

Unnecessary, repetition video. You already proved that even free kaspersky beats defender. This video proves nothing hence is useless. Sorry but let's go back to technical videos and actual tests instead of general commentaries.

[@HellaHell]

There is this paradox that I can't understand. If Windows Defender is on every computer and is so good, who is even bothering to write malware that is going to get caught by it anyway? Sure, it may be detected only after an update but Microsoft isn't exactly the fastest when comes to fixes, so you still have the high chance to get infected.

[@WesleySmith-q9c]

I would like to see a test with huntress since they use Windows AV

[@MrTolcher]

would like to see you perform this test with the paid version of defender.. Microsoft defender for business configured to best practices. its less than $5 a month and you can cancel anytime...

[@shulemfogel9626]

Is the free edition of Kaspersky as good? What am I comprising?

[@od1sseas663]

Almost as good

[@MTGeomancer]

Both Kaspersky and Bitdefender's "free" AV is the exact same as the ones you get in the premium versions. The difference are those bells and whistles he showed, like VPN. The free version will still protect against known threats (aka signatures) and also unknown (aka behavioral).

[@chipdamage9374]

Has there been a talk about root-kit anticheat programs on this channel? (Edit: Like nProtect Game Guard, for example)

[@marcokoovka]

Yep

[@User9681e]

He did before

[@klausbendix5054]

Would love to see a Bitdefender performance comparison.

[@phantomtr1]

How can we get kaspersky in the US?

[@Capt-Intrepid]

You can't unless you use a VPN 24/7.

[@wilo1955]

you cannot

[@rafflesnh]

I thought Kaspersky was banned in the US?

[@spacepope69]

It is!

[@ristopoho824]

I like that things like VPNs are packaged with antivirus software. A lot of VPN seem to be just plain old scams and, while there are good ones, it's nice to have something packed up with things that are inherently trusted. There is a lot of talk about which antivirus you should use. I give tech help to old people, or young whoever asks but mostly old people. And one of the most common things to as is, what antivirus i should use. ..probably would be a good idea to pack crypto wallets and such with antivirus too. People who use those seem to be particularly vulnerable to scams....

[@brage218]

I really expected you to say 2024 but obviously we are in 2025 now.

[@saganandroid4175]

What I want from your channel is How do I get Win10 to allow me to keep MS Defender going while simultaneously running BitDefender? One of the many things I hate about Win10 and MS Defender is that any anti-malware you install seems to necessarily replace MS Defender. It's a damned multitasking system- it ought to be able to run multiple anti-malware systems like Win7 did. At 6:37 you seem to touch on this (barely) and by 6:48 you seem to almost be implying that the displacement of Defender this way is a good thing and necessary! Did I misunderstand you? How do you keep BOTH RUNNING?

[@ghostdragon2593]

The reason you can't run multiple anti-malware programs with real-time protection like that is because there's a chance of them considering each other a threat and breaking both programs. Windows defender wasn't really considered anti-malware protection until Windows 10.

[@saganandroid4175]

@@ghostdragon2593 Wasn't a problem in Win7. So, why should it be a problem now... unless Win10 is total trash.

[@sylussquared9724]

@@saganandroid4175 Windows defender was almost nothing in Windows 7 (It may as well not have existed) Any self respecting av will disable defender when its installed to prevent them conflicting with each other You can still do scans with windows defender if you want but idk why you would want that (You can just scan with the the installed AV)

[@saganandroid4175]

@sylussquared9724 How would you go about scanning in Win10 with Defender with another anti-malware program installed? I tried to no avail.

[@ghostdragon2593]

@@saganandroid4175 This same channel did a video 4 years ago called can you use more than one antivirus and there was a setting to use just the scan part of defender. I don't know if it still exists as I just use Bitdefender with real-time protection and Malwarebytes free (without real-time protection) as a second opinion. If I'm more concerned maybe Hitman Pro or other free tools.

[@equiknox]

Please make a review for K7 Antivirus

[@rodrigosilva2939]

Eu uso o Bitdefender faz oito anos consecutivos já testei outros antivírus, mas Bitdefender me pareceu mais sólido.

[@gabriledyt]

make a video about exclusion enumeration

[@kna.atlast]

Can you do a video on proton vpn and their line of stuff

[@WillPlaysGames1993]

i use avast free with that max settings (besides drivers/etc since it would block hwinfo64 and fan control)

[@mikeo1141]

The threat that concerns me the most is ransomware. Based on your videos as well as other channels that have reviewed how well pc security systems handled ransomware attacks, I've been using BitDefender for the last 4 years. Before that, I've used a variety of paid and free AV programs. Norton was probably the worst with its pop-ups and constantly trying to upsell me.

[@darkpensil]

How do you even use this crap? I used it for a whole month and it only pissed me off with its false positives, it blocked: browsers, programs, utilities and anti-cheats for games.

[@rygull]

still waiting for software firewalls.. cmon man! make sure it includes Portmaster when you do :)

[@andyt1313]

Boohoo. I miss my Kaspersky Premium. Bit-defender is great, got it based on your analysis, but Kasperski just always seems cutting edge ahead of a curve. I haven’t deleted Kaspersky password manager just yet and ironically if I turn on Bit-defender VPN and then restart Kaspersky Password Manager, Kaspersky updates it.

[@KrunoslavStifter]

its Microsoft. The end. One needs the protection against Microsoft.

[@amila21010]

Don't you like to test trend micro internet security?

[@JohnDontFollowMe]

Yeah well a simple rule of thumb. If you use the computer for work buy a antivirus, if you have things on your computer that could really damage your life get an antivirus and just keep using Defender if you are the average home user.

[@technoglow9884]

I got hacked while using Windows Defender, so now I have AVG and haven't had any more breaches.

[@sappster7602]

AVG isn’t even that good. Bitdefender or Kaspersky outclasses AVG/Avast.

[@technoglow9884]

@@sappster7602 Kaspersky is what I originally wanted, but it wouldn't let me purchase it.

[@s2t4i6n9e]

The best part about using 3rd party AV is that they haven't been written by Microsoft.

[@kb8570]

Please do a review of HP Wolf Security

[@burnjack291]

My work is using this

[@seansingh4421]

@@burnjack291 it’s extremely lucrative in theory but without any EDR solution its not gonna be properly effective

[@Firespecialstar]

replaced windows defender with malwarebytes, i feel like it actually saved me from a couple of viruses as windows defender in the past was just sleeping on the same threats also automatic sample submission and this kind of crap is also part of why i don't like defender, not only is their detection behavior an absolute joke, but they double down in just building a database of common detections (which btw, still misses some of the major ransomwares from years ago), it's hilarious.

[@the_2663]

Thank you for conducting this independent test. Can you please also do software firewall test meant for use by individuals?

[@kassymitica]

what is the best antivirus for free??

[@chickaboomcmurtrie]

Why does his voice sound different? It sounds robotic like ai or something.

[@geepriest]

I use Bitdefender..definitely need the protection as a power user

[@mridulbiswas4320]

what is a good free antivirus?

[@clappyyyy]

Im using Windows Defender for years now. I mean, are free versions of other av really better than Windows built in? I don think so. They also install many built in VPNs even if you can’t use them in their free version. I’m just not of a fan and want my system to be optimised. Also such paid Programms are too aggressive for gaming

[@Holycurative9610]

I've not used any AV, not even Defender, for 15 years or more, my kids don't use any AV either because there's no need if all you do is check your email and go on YT.

[@artabon6540]

Why peoples are not talking about F-security that much what is the reason and it's a good anti-virus for 0 day exploits

[@iamwitchergeraltofrivia9670]

Antimalware core is not enough Security need a cve Protection

[@alessandro3950]

Why this change of name? The one before I think was better

[@P4_K0]

I ain't hating or anything, but comparing a free product to premium security suites is a bit... Uhh. Still, nice video. Maybe you will compare WD to free versions of Kaspersky and Bitdefender next?

[@AyySorento]

We need more WIndows Defender videos honestly. So many people are still under the impression that Defender is absolute garbage but in the past 5 or so years, Defender is almost unrecognizable. It's a much different product in a good way. Yes, people can still trash on it all they want if they personally do not like it, but at least help educate them to understand that it's in a different playing field now and those people might want to take a second look since it's probably been years since they last thought of it.

[@ParksandRecs-x2w]

Windows in its default state exposes more than 30 services some of which are 30 years old. I'd say that anti-virus is the most overhyped and least important part of security. Microsoft is one of the worst offenders with this security theater making it so that you can't turn off resource wasting and redundant scans that slow your fast machine into something 1/3 as fast as it should be. In fact anyone should be wary of things that claim they are going to take away choices for your own good. In fact I'd go as far as to say that people should have some legal framework for asserting rights over the devices they own. This notion that you can buy a box and be locked out of its control should be illegal... quite simply because the potential for abuse isn't some future problem, companies are already using this exact precept to do all kinds of invasive spying on their users/customers.

[@IamLookingforWoody_________786]

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[@WagesOfDestruction]

I tested Windows Defender against a few well-known anitvirus solutions and found that Windows Defender ran faster on machines with low power. Now this test was a long time ago so maybe consider doing such a test

[@andrewronnberg5725]

Bitdefender vs kaspersky

[@GrowChad]

I think you have been going off-rails in terms of content since last year, building almost EVERYTHING around either praising Kaspersky's & Bitdefender's functions and known protection features or dissing WD. Like, in 10 out of 6 videos uploaded, they always circulate around the same topic always and i think it really is getting somewhat boring/unprofessional. While some other videos circulate around topics like testing other AVs against unknown malware or any other security related content, this really is the sh1t line if you ask me. Not to mention also not giving needed information of some AVs for "privacy reasons" like showing an AVs toggled features or used test files in the video, it's mostly leaving a distaste for everyone and no one says anything about it since your followers cannot take the slightest of criticism.

[@zamanthakur4920]

Kaspersky is best and effective

[@gscman10]

No it's not its a security risk. Bitdefender is better.

[@ChrisAtheist]

@@gscman10 that's a Propaganda made up by the US Government to ensure everyone in the western world downgrades their Antivirus to something less effective .

[@User9681e]

​@@gscman10yes Isreal back then hacked Kaspersky and give usa enough evidence that they are working with the KGB

[@AyySorento]

Not saying Kaspersky is "bad", but it's Russian owned and does have ties with it's government. Not to get political, but that alone is a security risk. Since 2016, experts have said to avoid Kaspersky. It may do well in malware tests but it could also be funneling your data to another country. Not saying it is, but also not saying it isn't. If you want an AV solution that is not based in the US, go Bitdefender.

[@archie-fu7jl]

@@AyySorento LOL thats funny. So Russia=bad, US=good? US government can spy on me, but Russian one cant? Are those "experts" western propaganda media? Funneling data to another country is a funny statement, since you're probably using Windows and other Microsoft shitty products , as well as using various Google's services and kernel-tied software (especially if you're a gamer). Same with China's hardware/software which is a plague. Please stop watching "experts" and start fetching informations on your own from various sources, not only the US ones

[@messengercreator]

next is private DNS pls

[@rapidfirerob4]

Kaspersky cannot be bought in the US or updated. Why is it being mentioned?

[@billyguthrie3176]

How about a video about how the current version of windows defender is different from the original version an how much it has improved since the original version. By the way i agree with your analogy taht there is a conversation to be had about other features.

[@marcokoovka]

Avast => watched vids of TPSC => kaspersky => annoyed me with its unremovable guard extension for firefox => Defender UI

[@lukamanevski]

Nobody said that Kaspersky as an antivirus is not good and I like it but the main problem is that it is Russian. And surely America bans it for a reason but I am not in America so I don't know if I should buy it and plus there is no application for the phone. Can someone help?

[@G0A7]

You already dont feel safe enough to start using it, just dont use it and go to another option

[@lukamanevski]

@@G0A7 But what other they just make your computer slow

[@ghostdragon2593]

The ban in the US forced Kaspersky to be removed from the app store on phones even for those outside the US I think.