Salem Graves 2023 年 12 月 16 日 上午 6:48
Malwarebytes or Windows Defender?
For the longest time I've only used Windows Defender as my always active antivirus but the other day I decided to install Malwarebytes because I wanted to run a scan and I noticed that it seems to take over for WIndows Defender as the active antivirus and I'm not sure if I want it to do that or not, I downloaded it to scan, not to be always running. But now I'm wondering which is better to have always running? Malwarebytes or Defender? Also does MB use less resources? Because sometimes Windows Defender will eat up a lot of my pcs resources at random.
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kilésengati 2023 年 12 月 16 日 上午 11:12 
Everytime I called Micro$oft support they told me to install Malwarebytes alongside Windows Defender. Not sure why they recommended Malwarebytes specifically though. Kaspersky and Avira were also popular back in the day.

But the again, the best anti-virus is a knowledgeable and reasonable user.
Vox 2023 年 12 月 16 日 上午 11:13 
引用自 Demopan
protogent

This is the correct answer
Morkonan 2023 年 12 月 16 日 上午 11:14 
引用自 Unremarkable Viqui
For the longest time I've only used Windows Defender as my always active antivirus but the other day I decided to install Malwarebytes because I wanted to run a scan and I noticed that it seems to take over for WIndows Defender as the active antivirus and I'm not sure if I want it to do that or not, I downloaded it to scan, not to be always running. But now I'm wondering which is better to have always running? Malwarebytes or Defender? Also does MB use less resources? Because sometimes Windows Defender will eat up a lot of my pcs resources at random.

What do you want, an anti-virus that doesn't use any system resources?? If that's what you want, disable Windows Defender....

Keep Windows Defender as your active AV. Keep Malware Bytes' freebie, non-resident, run-on-demand version for supplementary scanning when you think there could be an issue that Defender isn't picking up. MB can also be installed on a USB, IIRC. I've used it many times over the years.

A good many third-party anti-viruses are very chatty, very "settings oriented" and routinely cough out false-positives, ALL in an effort to demonstrate to you that they're "working and are a better quality product that any other AV that doesn't squawk as much as they do."

More panels, more alerts, more reports, more custom options most users can't understand = MOAR VALUE!

Most users do not want to configure third-party AV properly. And, when they do, they often don't like the inconveniences they'll encounter. Worse - Most users do not know how to configure complicated AV settings properly, resulting in less protection overall.


You don't "need" third party anti-virus unless you're creating elevated threat levels for yourself, on purpose, or frequently visit questionable sites and download and open files you don't know the provenance of or click on any emails you get that look cool, from unknown sources... etc. If you engage in risky behavior, then protecting yourself is up to you - Nobody is going to give you setup recommendations that are "user proof."

IOW - Don't engage in risky behavior.

PS: Arguably, using a script-blocker and similar browser-based protections would do most users a lot of good, but few want to take the time to learn how to use them.
ʙᴜɴ.ᴇ 2023 年 12 月 16 日 上午 11:31 
I use both together.

windows defender + malwarebytes premium

never had a problem with a virus. I like how malwarebytes blocks certain websites too.
Ulfrinn 2023 年 12 月 16 日 上午 11:44 
引用自 Stakanov
Antiviruses are a scam, only beginners and naive people use them, in fact antiviruses will just drain the resources of your machine and sell your private data

Defender is more than enough

That reminds me of a time I did a clone of a hard drive partition, ran some popular anti virus software like McAfee and Norton, it scanned it, "found" viruses, then I double checked the cloned partition for what and where it claimed to find them... nothing. It had generated, intentionally, false positives to give the illusion it was working, so people would pay the subscription costs.
76561199574803391 2023 年 12 月 16 日 上午 11:44 
just make sure your defender has PUP protection enabled. sometimes i set my controlled folder access to the entire C: drive so every program asks permission like old school windows. set windows apps to install from windows store only, similar to windows S mode security. control panel -> system and security -> security and maintenance -> on the left side change user account control settings to max. make a user account instead of admin account. change you computer names including workgroup. uninstall and disable remote comection app and settings. mac addresses if your wifi adapters support it, or set network to random mac addresses because windows 10 doesnt always default to this setting.

thats how i set up my windows defender alone. but really i wipe my pc and use a different one every week. and there more fun things this year than firewalls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdVynb3yGtI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnZoTEZ2Z0U




and the flipper zero but im not posting that here :steamhappy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCKMxzz9cjs
Le fishe au chocolat 2023 年 12 月 16 日 下午 12:08 
引用自 Heitor Villa-Lobos
Why install antivirus on your virus, tho?

Windows users are lame.
https://youtu.be/OLpeX4RRo28?feature=shared
Be1jing87 2023 年 12 月 16 日 下午 12:09 
а:steamthis:
Azza ☠ 2023 年 12 月 16 日 下午 12:32 
Windows Defender is not a complete anti-virus, rather it was created to just remove the most viral infections, such as BotNET trojans which remained unknown to users that didn't get their own anti-virus protection and therefore had no idea that hackers used their own PC to bounce off DDoS attacks and proxy hacking, even towards Microsoft servers and the Government.

Your PC should however only have one real-time scanner, that is why it will disable the real-time check of Windows Defender. Two or more real-time scanning can conflict if checking the same files and cause locks / slow-downs.

Ideally, if purchasing an anti-virus subscription, you want application control rather than just standard virus definition checking. This lets you see what is actually occurring on your PC and control it, rather than staying blind. It adds firewall protection, safe isolated banking and payments, detects ransomware encryptions and can remove the lock out plus recover those files, detects critical registry and file changes/modifications, etc. It will cover a lot more, protect better, and also runs faster than just checking definitions.

Consider trusted anti-virus programs, Malwarebytes premium is a good one. BitDefender for more overall coverage. Kaspersky Internet Security is also considered good but some don't like that due to Russian linkage. Pick one to run as your real-time check.

As for it disabling Windows Defender, go to:

Start > Setting > Privacy & Security > Windows Security, then click on "Open Windows Security"

Under the left tab, select "Virus and threat protection", then scroll down that to click on the "Microsoft Defender Antivirus option" dropdown.

Toggle on to enable the "Periodic scanning"

That will allow both to still check and run together happily. When your PC is detected as being idle enough and your actual anti-virus scanner isn't checking away, it will do it's own double check too.
Azza ☠ 2023 年 12 月 16 日 下午 5:17 
引用自 Midori
I use both together.

windows defender + malwarebytes premium

never had a problem with a virus. I like how malwarebytes blocks certain websites too.
I don't think it would let you do that, I believe defender disables itself when another realtime scanner is running (for good reason)

You use "Periodic scanning" - As mentioned in my post above.

Windows Defender works via downloading small virus definition packs with your Windows Updates regularly. That gives it as set collection of already known viruses and trojans to remove. It's ideal for Microsoft to stop a mass spreading virus, as they push out the definition for it's removal.

It's however not a complete anti-virus solution and was never meant to be either. It won't detect viruses in the wild and can easily even be bypassed / disabled by a virus. Do not be fooled into thinking you are completely protected by just that and so-called 'common sense'.

A real anti-virus software would detect scripts, such as drive-by downloads, detect spam emails, phishing URLs, ransomware starting to encrypt your PC and lock out the PC, etc.

Application control is the best because it won't leave you blind to what's actually happening on your PC. It will warn you upon the download or phish, then again on running the EXE, modifying your PC startup apps list, modifying the windows registry, then replacing critical files of Windows, third-party app or web-browser exploits and pinging out snooped data to a server, etc. Each step you can control and allowed or deny. That is what makes a subscription to an anti-virus app really worthwhile, specially if it includes a firewall, anti-spam, phish checking, vulnerably scanner and safe 'isolated' banking / online payments.

More than just virus definitions which can be bypassed or masked (Rootkit, metamorphic and polymorphic, etc) against detection.
最後修改者:Azza ☠; 2023 年 12 月 16 日 下午 5:29
akiuara 2023 年 12 月 16 日 下午 5:31 
引用自 Unremarkable Viqui
For the longest time I've only used Windows Defender as my always active antivirus but the other day I decided to install Malwarebytes because I wanted to run a scan and I noticed that it seems to take over for WIndows Defender as the active antivirus and I'm not sure if I want it to do that or not, I downloaded it to scan, not to be always running. But now I'm wondering which is better to have always running? Malwarebytes or Defender? Also does MB use less resources? Because sometimes Windows Defender will eat up a lot of my pcs resources at random.
Using AV. is a waste of storage and it does hog your system so badly.
xDDD 2023 年 12 月 16 日 下午 5:32 
This is probably a phishing thread looking for people that are not using an antivirus :^)
akiuara 2023 年 12 月 16 日 下午 5:35 
引用自 :D
This is probably a phishing thread looking for people that are not using an antivirus :^)
This is a joke right lol.
xDDD 2023 年 12 月 16 日 下午 5:37 
引用自 어둠
引用自 :D
This is probably a phishing thread looking for people that are not using an antivirus :^)
This is a joke right lol.
Yes.
And wow are you a real Korean waifu??? Ni hao!! Or uhh Konnichiwa!!
[N]ebsun 2023 年 12 月 16 日 下午 6:06 
引用自 Unremarkable Viqui
which is better to have always running? Malwarebytes or Defender?
Neither - use something that allows both to be active at the same time.
Kaspersky, ESET are both good, and allow Windows Defender to do background scanning while remaining active.

Whatever you do, don't rely solely on Windows Defender to keep you safe... Microsoft develops the OS, so if they could have made Windows immune to attacks they would have done so already... why would they need to develop an anti-virus / anti-malware for the OS that they have full control over ?

Anyone telling you otherwise is likely a malware developer / paid to downplay internet security.. do not listen to people who tell you not to worry about it.
最後修改者:[N]ebsun; 2023 年 12 月 16 日 下午 6:08
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