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Microsoft Disables Anti-Virus Software on Windows 10 - Ecks - 06-22-2017
Microsoft has admitted that it does temporarily disable anti-virus software on Windows PCs, following an competition complaint to the European Commission by a security company. In early June, Kaspersky Lab filed the complaint against Microsoft. The security company claims the software giant is abusing its market dominance by steering users to its own anti-virus software. Microsoft says it implemented defenses to keep Windows 10 users secure. In an extensive blog post that does not directly address Kaspersky or its claims, Microsoft says it bundles the Windows Defender Antivirus with Windows 10 to ensure that every single device is protected from viruses and malware. To combat the 300,000 new malware samples being created and spread every day, Microsoft says that it works together with external anti-virus partners. The technology giant estimates that about 95% of Windows 10 PCs were using anti-virus software that was already compatible with the latest Windows 10 Creators Update. For the applications that were not compatible, Microsoft built a feature that lets users update their PCs and then reinstall a new version of the anti-virus software. "To do this, we first temporarily disabled some parts of the AV software when the update began. We did this work in partnership with the AV partner to specify which versions of their software are compatible and where to direct customers after updating," writes Rob Lefferts, a partner director of the Windows and Devices group in enterprise and security at Microsoft.
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RE: Microsoft Disables Anti-Virus Software on Windows 10 - Double06 - 06-22-2017
Quite a big thing but not really surpising coming from Microsoft. Opportunities such as these are key to some golden doors.
Nice share man, I need to setup a daily tech news-feed, got any reliable suggested sources?
RE: Microsoft Disables Anti-Virus Software on Windows 10 - mothered - 06-23-2017
Windows Defender Is one of the poorest (detection and removal) AVs I've come across to date. I can't fathom how Microsoft are actually proud of their product.
I don't perform any updates (of any kind) whatsoever. Never have, never will, so my AVs remain unaffected.
RE: Microsoft Disables Anti-Virus Software on Windows 10 - Blink - 06-23-2017
Not surprising... Considering that this is coming from such a shitty company...
Last time I checked, Windows Defender was one of the crappiest free AVs that there was. Nice job Microsoft.
RE: Microsoft Disables Anti-Virus Software on Windows 10 - Lokes - 06-23-2017
Always believed Windows Defender was somewhat "safe" ever since Win 10 hit. But in the end it's only money they do really care about, not their customers, as always.
Do you guys have any recommendation, on which AVs to use? There are so many out there, and I don't really know which one to pick up.
I am currently using Windows Defender (smh) and Malwarebytes.
RE: Microsoft Disables Anti-Virus Software on Windows 10 - gangster747474 - 06-23-2017
(06-23-2017, 11:57 AM)Lokes Wrote: Always believed Windows Defender was somewhat "safe" ever since Win 10 hit. But in the end it's only money they do really care about, not their customers, as always.
Do you guys have any recommendation, on which AVs to use? There are so many out there, and I don't really know which one to pick up.
I am currently using Windows Defender (smh) and Malwarebytes.
Malwarebytes is a pretty good AV but I would recommend to have more than just one AV. I personally use Malwarebytes and NoBot Security, it is know to eliminate Bots, Rats, Miners and keyloggers. The link to NoBot Security is http://tazzy.org
RE: Microsoft Disables Anti-Virus Software on Windows 10 - mothered - 06-23-2017
(06-23-2017, 11:57 AM)Lokes Wrote: Do you guys have any recommendation, on which AVs to use? There are so many out there, and I don't really know which one to pick up.
I am currently using Windows Defender (smh) and Malwarebytes.
ESET NOD32, Kaspersky, Avira, Norton, Avast, Zone Alarm (which has Improved over the years).
MBAM Is an anti-malware that can run alongside any AV.
RE: Microsoft Disables Anti-Virus Software on Windows 10 - Blink - 06-23-2017
(06-23-2017, 04:02 PM)gangster747474 Wrote:(06-23-2017, 11:57 AM)Lokes Wrote: Always believed Windows Defender was somewhat "safe" ever since Win 10 hit. But in the end it's only money they do really care about, not their customers, as always.
Do you guys have any recommendation, on which AVs to use? There are so many out there, and I don't really know which one to pick up.
I am currently using Windows Defender (smh) and Malwarebytes.
Malwarebytes is a pretty good AV but I would recommend to have more than just one AV. I personally use Malwarebytes and NoBot Security, it is know to eliminate Bots, Rats, Miners and keyloggers. The link to NoBot Security is http://tazzy.org
Avast! is pretty good.
You can find lists and statistics on other sites if you look it up.
RE: Microsoft Disables Anti-Virus Software on Windows 10 - DarkMuse - 06-24-2017
(06-23-2017, 07:46 AM)mothered Wrote: Windows Defender Is one of the poorest (detection and removal) AVs I've come across to date. I can't fathom how Microsoft are actually proud of their product.
I don't perform any updates (of any kind) whatsoever. Never have, never will, so my AVs remain unaffected.
Actually, their newest version has been, apparently, much much better than it has in the past. I mean the stuff has built-in real-time malware detection which most free AV don't even offer. It's detection ratios are also up from what I've heard. Can't find any concrete numbers for that however. Definitely wouldn't call it the worst AV.
RE: Microsoft Disables Anti-Virus Software on Windows 10 - mothered - 06-25-2017
(06-24-2017, 11:19 PM)DarkMuse Wrote: Actually, their newest version has been, apparently, much much better than it has in the past. I mean the stuff has built-in real-time malware detection which most free AV don't even offer. It's detection ratios are also up from what I've heard. Can't find any concrete numbers for that however. Definitely wouldn't call it the worst AV.
You have a good point with their latest version native to Windows 10.
My above post was based on personal tests on Windows 8, and I assumed the latter followed suit.
Thanks for your feedback.