Make Windows Defender Antivirus More Secure

[@onejohn2.26.]

I have been running Windows Defender along with ESSET online scan for several years without any issues. The nice thing about ESSET is, that after you do your first online scan, it will give you the option to automatically run the scan online once a month But I like the idea of making Windows Defender even better, so thank you for this video

[@Britec09]

I run ESET

[@GregM]

I used to use ESET Online Scammer but the software has a bug in it that if one tries to run it on a new system the app crashes when it is getting updates. I have seen it on several systems I was working on. Eset has known about it since April 2024

[@paulwarner5395]

@@Britec09 Same here.

[@BubbleGendut]

@@Britec09 Eset Crashes for me on new Win11 Pc seems a problem for others as well. Stick with malwarebytes!

[@60trickpa]

I make myself a User on my computer not as Admin. I set settings to ask for Admin permission before installing any programs. This looks interesting software and will have to give it a try. Thanks Brian always learn from your channel

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

Thanks I needed to find out the details of windows defender.

[@Maltojo]

Thanks for the info!!! I had used AVG's suite for years, along with MalWare Bytes. Since my Windows 11 Pro clean install a few months ago, I'm only using Windows Defender. I still use AVG Tune up (and Secure VPN at times), but disable the registry cleaner part. I still scan with the free version of MalWare Bytes at least weekly. The best defense, as you point out, is using common sense and vigilance! Sure going to try out this program, though!

[@michaelj2528]

Yes I want to see more , thank you

[@Britec09]

More coming

[@fido139]

The best anti-virus is no anti-virus. I have used Widows built in since W7, no problems.

[@petertech210]

Yes agree if you don't download cracks and peruse the dark web you don't need third party.

[@rajiyer7940]

I have had malwarebytes premium along with windows defender for several years no issues

[@cammy85]

I'm sorry if you've said thos before, but do you prefer this or DefenderUI? I actually didn't know ConfigureDefender was still being updated. A simplewall video would be nice!! :) Edit: It seems the two can co-exist just fine. Any changes made in ConfigureDefender will also be reflected in DefenderUI. Everyone please note that setting CD on Max will disable the Windows Security Center altogether, so keep that in mind and don't be scared when Windows Security shows up blank.

[@rogerbowen5753]

Nice edit! I use DefenderUI too, nice to know they co-exist, makes me want to give ConfigureDefender a whirl.

[@cammy85]

@@rogerbowen5753 Yup, I have tried before since CD is portable. You can set CD on Max and just adjust in DefenderUI where necessary. Max means your Cloud Protection Level will be set to Zero trust instead of High+; so be aware of that.

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

DefenderUI is a bit more intrusive, it offers to put itself in autorun, and over time I found that this application crashes, so I removed it from autostart and run it manually. They both should be OK to have, just avoid running them both together, they may conflict then )

[@rogerbowen5753]

@@cammy85 High will do me then, I'm careful where I surf!

[@rogerbowen5753]

@@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун Defender UI has never given me trouble. The context menu integration makes it easy to add exclusions.

[@dots560]

Thanks for this video. What free antivirus would you recommend. And about that simple firewall video, would really like it if you did a video on that.

[@Dmwntkp99]

These types of apps screwed up my defender even after the unwanted apps /files were removed it keeps trying to remove them with warning messages after month so I told it to ignore but still shows up so I uninstalled it and did core repair of win. system files and now back to normal.

[@AK-z2b]

I use Bitdefender.

[@Britec09]

one of the best

[@terrence369]

Very informative video.

[@thomasgreenberg9723]

Brilliant, cheers mate !!!

[@Britec09]

No problem 👍

[@smirk_2445]

Britec have you used Sophos scan and clean? S&C is very similar to hitman pro but I haven't established if it is but it's completely portable and you don't have the option to sign in.

[@MichaelAmen316]

@Britec09 I want to see a full video on how to harden a Windows based system.

[@marcq1588]

Very easy! Never connect Windows computer to the Internet and don't install any software you don't know the developer/company who created it. Even better... run Linux and create a Windows virtual machine in a sandbox!

[@MichaelAmen316]

@@marcq1588 Thank you. I appreciate your advice. I asked the question because in the video he asked if anyone wanted him to do a video on it to ask him.

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

It will be a long video. And it may have a lot of series. May be even seasons. On the other hand, Marcq gave you a quick response )

[@supergoofy123]

Core Isolation/Memory Integrity makes my VMware and VirtualBox virtual machines slow, and a couple of them (with old Windows Guest OS) very slow. So, it is disabled by me always. Also, you will probably lose some fps in games.

[@Britec09]

It will do

[@johngoard8272]

Hmm Brian mate since following your tutorial on making your machine only accept updates up and including version 23H2 ones using that gpedit process I have stopped getting the simple security updates that I was getting every day. Has it got something to do with this video??

[@Sid-Cannon]

I'm guessing that having it on MAX settings but with Controlled Folder Access turned off will stop the incessant popups but leave you open to Ransomware, or am I missing something ?

[@eno3291]

I'd like to see a guide on how to install Bitdefender step by step and what would be your most recommended settings for using it.

[@bleakyfinder2692]

hi Brian, i use DefenderUI with Windows Defender, have you heard of DefenderUI ?

[@Sirlarrythecat]

I've been using it since seeing the BriTech video on it and works really well

[@davidrobinson00433]

@@Sirlarrythecat Me to

[@AlrekArinbjorn]

MS defender on anything other than the MAX configuration is worthless. Don't use configure defender any other way. always put it on the MAX setting. Microsoft is really lenient about the things they whitelist, so it may miss a lot of stuff even if you do it like that.

[@fribook]

Hi my friend. Can you create Video to install the libtorrent 1.2.2.0 in linux or Windows. Thank you brother

[@earlsjrcomputer5208]

Is this Software Disable , Disabling defender

[@billyguthrie3176]

It's easier to just download DefenderUI click on reccomended an be done with it all together. Can't get easier than that.

[@antoniiocaluso1071]

Hmmm...so IF one were to stay with W10, and then switch to BitDefender, then...wouldn't that combo provide a very-good PC, yes?!! gotta check it out...

[@TheSagittarius16]

dont ever turn on core isolation memory integrity... it might fail your windows with certain apps

[@Britec09]

had issues with vm and thats about it

[@paulregner5335]

While we're on the topic of Windows Defender, does anyone else have a problem with update KB2267602 (version 1.417.504.0) not installing? I get two notices/week saying that I have updates that need installing, and it's the same Windows Defender update over and over again. This chicanery began about the same time Windows finally made their broken Windows 10 update from the 1st of the year stop populating.

[@Britec09]

No problems here

[@paulregner5335]

@@Britec09 The Microsoft learn and community websites have acknowledged this problem, but their solutions have been feckless.

[@timnotbrianmay]

How about Comodo?

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

one of the best HIPS and a good firewall. Worth to have them both

[@wtre7]

I turned on TPM in my BIOS but it still doesn't say I can upgrade to windows 11

[@Unknown-sv9fm]

contact windows support

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

"contact windows support" time wasting you need to first decide if you really need Win11 (do you want to upgrade from Win10 or older OS?) and if you really want to, look at the full requirements list If your system is not fully compatible, it's still sometimes possible to install Win11

[@wtre7]

@@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун I don't like windows 11, however come Oct of next year I'll need to do something.

[@matthewday7565]

If you are using MBR, then you need MBR2GPT to convert to GPT so that you can run UEFI (no CSM) and secure boot. If you have an older graphics card that does not support UEFI, than you will need to replace that (or load a UEFI capable BIOS - I converted a R9 290 to UEFI by finding a matching UEFI capable BIOS - and that the kind of age when there was a mix of support)

[@wtre7]

@@matthewday7565 Yeah, I'm not sure... I know my BIOS on my old Dell Optiplax 7020 shows Legacy and UEFI

[@wtre7]

Should I switch to UEFI in my BIOS?

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

UEFI is one of requirements for Win11. However you need to be extra careful when you make any change in your system. It may become totally unbootable if something goes wrong

[@wtre7]

@@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун Could I switch it back to Legacy if it doesn't work?

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

@@wtre7 it's difficult to make a good suggestion if you don't describe as much details as possible. First you need to figure out if your system is compatible. if not, what exactly isn't. Then you should decide if it's OK for you to run not a fully compatible system. Take into account that it may require a new installation. So before you make any switch you need to gather info. Just switching will probably do nothing cause if you are in a legacy mode you probably don't even have a UEFI partition

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

I wrote a message but YT didn't let it go. This just once again stands for the fact that YT and its AI moderation and censorship makes YT a bad replacement for specialized forums where you can get a good and detailed discussion about technical topics

[@dingokidneys]

You'll likely need to do a clean install of your system as UEFI requires an EFI partition on your disk while you probably don't have space available if you are using legacy mode. It should be possible to switch to UEFI, boot up, see it doesn't work then switch back to legacy and have the system work. Then again, some systems do unpredictable things so there's a remote possibility that you could hose your system by doing this. If your system runs fine in legacy mode, I wouldn't play around with it unless you actually want to do a clean install and/or need to support storage that can't be handled in MBR/DOS partitions.

[@yeoinaru]

Are there GPO equivalent settings we can set instead of relying on ConfigureDefender?

[@theicebolt4361]

Why Don't you START OFF with for win10 & Win 11 ? ? ? ? - this not being mentioned in the TITLE - is why I don't view half of your content - . . . . . Wise up, if you want views.

[@Britec09]

What title do you suggest?

[@IONLYBOWTOGOD]

Yes Please Show How to keep safe and secure on Windows SPYWARE BASED SYSTEM.

[@Britec09]

OK

[@Florreking]

maniac

[@IONLYBOWTOGOD]

How bout do 1 on free firewalls that would harden windows.

[@Britec09]

Sounds good