Does Windows Defender Antivirus and Windows Defender Firewall keep my laptop 100% secure?


That's because Kaspersky can detect US government spyware, the ban stems from the NSA getting caught trying to place spyware on employee's computers.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer 1760 UA92
    CPU
    12th Gen i5-12400
    Memory
    16gb Crucial 3200MHz DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    Geforce GTX 1650
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Amazon Omni Fire tv 4K 55"
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    Kingston NVME M.2 1tb
    Samsung 850 1tb sata
    PSU
    300 Watts
    Cooling
    1 Internal Case fans
    Keyboard
    Wireless Logitech
    Internet Speed
    300Mbps
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    10th Gen i-7, 4-core 8-threads, turbo to 3.9GHz
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Plus
    Hard Drives
    500gb M.2
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot
CannonRebel said:
That's because Kaspersky can detect US government spyware, the ban stems from the NSA getting caught trying to place spyware on employee's computers.
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Some people just believe that which is being fed to them. Not that many people can discriminate between what is true and what is agenda based. I guarantee though, you go down this rabbit hole with members, your comments will be deleted or the thread will get locked, because it’s political.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.4249
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Sin-built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
    Memory
    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    4 x LG 23MP75 - 2 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
    Screen Resolution
    All over the place
    Hard Drives
    Too many to list.
    OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
    PSU
    Silverstone 1500
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
    Internet Speed
    100/40Mbps
    Browser
    All sorts
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Premium
    Other Info
    I’m on a horse.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
    CPU
    Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5 RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
    Sound Card
    Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
    Screen Resolution
    QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
    Hard Drives
    M.2 512GB
    Other Info
    …still on a horse.
antspants said:
Some people just believe that which is being fed to them. Not that many people can discriminate between what is true and what is agenda based. I guarantee though, you go down this rabbit hole with members, your comments will be deleted or the thread will get locked, because it’s political.
Click to expand...
Your right:-)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer 1760 UA92
    CPU
    12th Gen i5-12400
    Memory
    16gb Crucial 3200MHz DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    Geforce GTX 1650
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Amazon Omni Fire tv 4K 55"
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    Kingston NVME M.2 1tb
    Samsung 850 1tb sata
    PSU
    300 Watts
    Cooling
    1 Internal Case fans
    Keyboard
    Wireless Logitech
    Internet Speed
    300Mbps
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    10th Gen i-7, 4-core 8-threads, turbo to 3.9GHz
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Plus
    Hard Drives
    500gb M.2
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot
Microsoft defender has been endorsed in here to no end. I think for many members it’s all they really need. I posted a thread once and was convinced it’s adequate enough to stand alone, although members did mention to couple it with Malwarebytes which is a good suggestion

I personally use Kaspersky for many reasons.
  • I get cheap licences
  • It alerts me to the important things, like when something connects to my WiFi. A new device is added to my Router/Network. Basically if I want it to, it’ll alert me to anything that happens network related, no matter how insignificant it may be.
  • I get their impressive VPN software included in the Premium package
  • Their on-line support / email support / phone support is top notch and they are the most agreeable, friendly techs.
  • The premium package is for 5 devices
  • The functions are countless
  • The settings are simple
  • Extensive program/app control
That’s just the basics.
If I actually had any idea of what it is I am doing, I am sure there are many, many more benefits.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.4249
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Sin-built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
    Memory
    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    4 x LG 23MP75 - 2 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
    Screen Resolution
    All over the place
    Hard Drives
    Too many to list.
    OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
    PSU
    Silverstone 1500
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
    Internet Speed
    100/40Mbps
    Browser
    All sorts
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Premium
    Other Info
    I’m on a horse.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
    CPU
    Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5 RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
    Sound Card
    Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
    Screen Resolution
    QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
    Hard Drives
    M.2 512GB
    Other Info
    …still on a horse.
bikemanI7 said:
Up til 2018 i ran personally Avast Free Antivirus, and Malwarebytes Free

Then i decided it was too much hassle keeping Avast and fixing errors with it on almost all Household Computers back then, Switched them all to Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium

Infections 0 since

System crashes much less...
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bikemanI7 said:
*Back in 2005 i was a tester for Microsoft Windows Live Onecare and made a big boo boo and killed my AMD Athlon XP 2500+ PC badly, had trojans, worms, boot sector infection, bios infection at the time, local PC shop tried to clean it up, then i brought it back home, and it just kept crashing--mind you i didn't restore any backups back then, just was a clean fresh install, finally shop was like to fix this have to replace all the hardware...
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Years ago an Aunt (by marriage) on my Mother's side of the family gave some of her free time working for McAfee reverse engineering viruses to help in the aid of making the databases that endusers used to thwart them. She never told anyone that she was that tech savvy (& I thought I was good 🤯😱)! The way I found out that when she passed away the "home" computer was given to her with timed Virus Vaults that kept the computer running. I found out the hard way that the vaults needed a special update that I was not prone to & I tried to clear the viruses from that HDD & ended up & FOBARed my whole desktop right down to an embedded Monkey Virus in the BIOS...😭😭😭

Life keeps rollin' along... 😉
Cheers!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro Version 23H2 (Build: 22631.4317)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Flipbook Q504UAK - BHI5T13 [ Hybrid (2-in-1) Touch ]
    CPU
    7th gen Intel® Core™ i5 - 7200U (3MB Cache, 2.5GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS UX560A
    Memory
    16GB => 8GB [on-board] & 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666MHZ SoDIMM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    Sound Card
    Harmon/Kardon built-in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    Touchscreen: 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels Matt 16:9
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 2TB SSD 870 EVO [SATA]; Samsung 1TB SSD 980 PRO [NVMe Gen3];
    Samsung 4TB SSD T7 Shield [Portable]
    PSU
    19v@2.36A 45W - 20v@5.0A 65W PD (USB-C to Barrel plug 4.0mm x 1.35mm)
    Case
    Aluminum
    Cooling
    Standard cooling fan
    Keyboard
    Backlit, built-in keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech Mice: G502X & G602
    Internet Speed
    802.11ac
    Browser
    Firefox v131.0.2
    Other Info
    Card Reader, WLAN, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) , Webcam, HDMI x1
@antspants

What it boils down to is what works for  you! (This goes for everybody else here, too.)

It is like the flavor of the month. If I like Wild Berry & you like Cherry Vanilla who am I to try to change your mind.

In the end ... the common goal is to keep those viruses & malware off your computer(s)...

Cheers!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro Version 23H2 (Build: 22631.4317)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Flipbook Q504UAK - BHI5T13 [ Hybrid (2-in-1) Touch ]
    CPU
    7th gen Intel® Core™ i5 - 7200U (3MB Cache, 2.5GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS UX560A
    Memory
    16GB => 8GB [on-board] & 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666MHZ SoDIMM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    Sound Card
    Harmon/Kardon built-in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    Touchscreen: 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels Matt 16:9
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 2TB SSD 870 EVO [SATA]; Samsung 1TB SSD 980 PRO [NVMe Gen3];
    Samsung 4TB SSD T7 Shield [Portable]
    PSU
    19v@2.36A 45W - 20v@5.0A 65W PD (USB-C to Barrel plug 4.0mm x 1.35mm)
    Case
    Aluminum
    Cooling
    Standard cooling fan
    Keyboard
    Backlit, built-in keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech Mice: G502X & G602
    Internet Speed
    802.11ac
    Browser
    Firefox v131.0.2
    Other Info
    Card Reader, WLAN, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) , Webcam, HDMI x1
1.
I did the full scan after the laptop went offline, so the Full scan only used the offline scanner.
-
Would you still trust, that the laptop / system is clean?

2.
And would you also trust, that the laptop is clean from fileless malware?

Thank you
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
CannonRebel said:
That's because Kaspersky can detect US government spyware, the ban stems from the NSA getting caught trying to place spyware on employee's computers.
Click to expand...

EDIT: Time to show some some restraint on my part since others don't know how.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Pro
    Memory
    16GB
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad
    Memory
    32GB
Would anyone please try to answer:

1.
I did the full scan after the laptop went offline, so the Full scan only used the offline scanner.
-
Would you still trust, that the laptop / system is clean?

2.
And would you also trust, that the laptop is clean from fileless malware?

3.
What version of MS Defender Antivirus does a new laptop with pre-installed Windows 11 come with?
The newest versions?

Thank you
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
The best line of defense is to create two users:
  1. Administrator
  2. Standard
In olden days we use to configure Software Restriction Policy for added security
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Various
Dear Attention Seeker @Into_Oblivion1 your best bet is to seek professional help from a qualified therapist.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340
    CPU
    Intel Core i3-8145U
    Memory
    16GB
    Hard Drives
    500 GB M2 1 TB HDD
    Internet Speed
    400 MB
    Browser
    Chrome | Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender | Block unknown executables | Various ASR rules enabled
Would anyone please try to answer my remaining questions?

So I can finish this thread.

Thank you

1.
I did the full scan after the laptop went offline, so the Full scan only used the offline scanner.
-
Would you still trust, that the laptop / system is clean?

2.
And would you also trust, that the laptop is clean from fileless malware?

3.
What version of MS Defender Antivirus does a new laptop with pre-installed Windows 11 come with?
The newest versions?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
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