Is Windows 10 Defender OK? (installed, how to, remove, default)

[Maple47]

Originally Posted by Yelling_at_Birds

Install a content blocker on your browser. Block anything that isn't html or images. Block anything that isn't first party domain. You have just reduced 95% of your web attack surface.

OK. What is the name of content blocker? Is it free?

[LastStraw]

Originally Posted by MikeBear

Yes, it works fine. That's the only one I use at present, along with free Malwarebytes.

Can both of them be used? I thought it can only be one ???

[lchoro]

Windows Defender has essentially caught up with the 3rd party antivirus, especially the free ones.

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The technology for antivirus software is fairly old and established. It's mostly a matter of getting the most current virus definitions.

[LastStraw]

My Windows Defender will not update anymore.
Could it be because I am still using Windows 7?

[Sydney123]

Originally Posted by Beer_and_Sticks

BitDefender. You get what you pay for.

Still better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.!

[Yelling_at_Birds]

Originally Posted by LastStraw

My Windows Defender will not update anymore.
Could it be because I am still using Windows 7?

Likely. Microsoft have deliberately dropped support for Windows 7, while also withholding its source code to exclude other entities from extending support.

[Yelling_at_Birds]

Originally Posted by Maple47

OK. What is the name of content blocker? Is it free?

The most common one is uBlock Origin, among others. It is gratis free and should be available as an extension within the major browsers.


For example, if one blocks everything like I say, pages will be very clean and distraction free for reading. But sometimes the way a site is formatted may be difficult to use without something like style sheets being enabled.


Here is beautyfashionnews.com with only images and HTML.



Clean and readable, but maybe you prefer some basic theming to clean things up a bit. You can enable just style sheets (CSS) while still denying all of the other unwanted things that the site tries to load.




Reload the page and beautyfasionnews now looks beautiful and fashionable all without running javascript and 3rd party resources which seek to do things with your device that you might find objectionable.

[mshultz]

Originally Posted by LastStraw

My Windows Defender will not update anymore.
Could it be because I am still using Windows 7?

I have Windows 7 x64 and Microsoft Security Essentials. It continues to update. In fact, I just updated it today.

[gguerra]

Originally Posted by LastStraw

My Windows Defender will not update anymore.
Could it be because I am still using Windows 7?

Yes.

MSE will work on 7, Defender will not.

[MikeBear]

Originally Posted by LastStraw

Can both of them be used? I thought it can only be one ???

Yes, both can be used at once with no issues. Malwarebytes looks for slightly different malware, compared to straight up viruses.