What is Windows Defender? Explained in a simple and understandable way
The program "Windows Defender" is preinstalled under Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 10. In this guide, we will tell you what it is all about and what the program does on your PC.
What does Windows Defender do?
- Windows Defender is Windows' proprietary anti-virus software. The tool wants to protect you from viruses and other pests and remove them if necessary.
- In contrast to other anti-virus programs such as those from Avast, Avira or AVG, it is a fairly basic protection that, due to its compactness, hardly slows down the system.
- Windows means well with the Defender, but the program works extremely unreliable. Compared to other anti-virus programs, Windows Defender always performed significantly worse in tests.
- If you want to protect your computer from the daily dangers in the network, you should choose an alternative from Avast, Avira, AVG, Comodo or Bitdefender. All linked anti-virus programs are free of charge. If you install other software, Windows Defender is automatically deactivated so that the programs do not interfere with each other.
