For those who are interested, please read one of the latest tests regarding malware protection and how good they are at blocking any type of malware:
https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2019/...d-endpoint-protection-aep-security-value-map/
In blocking exploits (the most dangerous malwaretype since they often give the attacker SYSTEM-level access (that is even higher rights than your own administrator-account has, not affected by UAC, NOT GIVING ANY WARNINGS).
Out of 35 different exploits Sophos managed to block 34,
-Symantec (=Norton) only blocked 19 where another 1 exploit got missed but was stopped by other means, totally missing 12 exploits.
-Microsofts defender WITH EXPLOIT GUARD only blocked 17 exploits (10 without exploitguard), 2 where in both cases missed but was stopped by other means, totally missing a enormous 16 exploits EVEN WITH EXPLOITGUARD and a totally missing whapping 23 Exploits without exploit guard! (Defender is total CRAP!)
-Mcaffe only blocked 12 out of 35 exploits, missing 2 that was stopped by other means, totally missing a whapping 21 exploits!! Being an even bigger pile of crap!
-Trend micro only blocked 8 out of 35 exploits, and totally missing an extreme 24 out of 35 exploits, with 3 exploits stopped by other means That is really so poor it should not be called anything with the word "protection" at all..
And that is just the exploit protection feature tested.
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1: protection accuracy rating Sophos got 99%, in the
2: legitimate accuracy rating it got 100% and in
3: total accuracy rating sophos got a 100% rating..
Microsoft only got 1: 90% rating, 2: 98% rating, 3: 95% rating (= Not good at all)
Mcafee, Crowdstrike,Trend micro and Panda and webroot got even worse ratings (beeing worse than not good at all)
-Malwarebytes (that many here relies upon) was tha most crappy crap of them all...
1: a MINUS 25% rating (that is unique to get a minus score), 2: 100% rating, and 3: only a minute 55% rating..
That even worse than Microsofts low rated DEFENDER.... That is totally not accepted!
So everyone that claims no antivirus protection to be good enough and uses that as a reason to claim that no-one needs to use antivirus, are most likely people who has an interest in spreading malware, spyware etc. for their own benefit...
And note that the most efficient antivirus in this test was the cheapest one of them all, a measly €37,5 to protect 10 different PCs or Macs! And that one is almost the same as the business versions tested...
There is a free version of ALL of the tested antiviruses, but note that they all lack several important functions..
So the FREE versions of the above, are even WORSE at protecting you..
And if you use Microsofts defender, malwarebytes, mcafee, etc. please change to something that at least TRY to do their intended "job"...
You really can not do without an security software like an antivirus etc.
If anyone claims that you are better of without an protection like an antivirus, avoid those people, they have no clue of what they talk about...
Download the entire test here:
https://secure2.sophos.com/en-us/lp/prove-it/endpoint-buyers-guide.aspx or at the NSS-labs