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by John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc.

Microsoft Antivirus Stinks

July 29, 2015

It’s one thing to have a bad security product, but it takes some real work to be the worst. Microsoft has successfully achieved that status. Microsoft’s Windows Defender scored the worst of all the 22 products tested by AV-Test. So thinking about running Microsoft’s built-in antivirus product? Perhaps you should reconsider.

AV-Test measures a product’s protection against zero-day exploits, malware, and e-mail and web threats. The usability and performance are also considered when determining the final score. Windows Defender scored 9.5 points out of a possible 18. So pick another product for your antivirus needs. Avira, Bitdefender and Kaspersky all got a score of 18 to rank as the best antivirus products.

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