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The latest version of Windows Defender - the one built into Windows 10 and 11 and redubbed Microsoft Defender - is billed as a full antivirus solution. But is it good enough to protect your PC? What does Windows Defender do? Now, Windows Defender is back as a full-fledged antivirus tool. The original Windows Defender was an anti-spyware program on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, and Microsoft Security Essentials was created to fill in the gaps.
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While the application was not built into those operating systems, it was available as a free download. You may also have encountered it under that name in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
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For Windows XP, the software was released as Microsoft Security Essentials. Now under the name Microsoft Defender, Windows’ out-of-the-box antivirus application is only available on Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 11 computers.īut the same software utility has been available for several years. Is Windows Defender only available on Windows 10 or 11? If you want to steal bank login credentials, you go after Windows users. It's like the old saying attributed to bank robber Willie Sutton, who said he robbed banks because that's where the money is.
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Windows is the target of malware writers because it commands more than 90% of the desktop PC market. Microsoft has done an excellent job of locking it down, reducing the attack surface - the total amount of attack vectors, or opportunities - and responding quickly to serious security breaches. It's not that Windows is especially prone to viruses or that Windows is an unsecured operating system. Without question, Windows users have always needed an application to protect against computer viruses, spyware, and other types of malware. Otherwise, without a recognized antivirus program, Windows Defender steps up and assumes the role of primary security application. If you have an antivirus product installed, Windows Defender switches to standby mode while your primary tool gets the job done.

Avast works closely with Microsoft as a top partner in the Microsoft Virus Initiative (MVI), with both companies collaborating to test each other’s anti-malware tools.

Historically, Microsoft has offered Defender as a backup to full-suite security products like Avast One.

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