Windows Defender Achieves 'Best Antivirus' Status, System Center Endpoint Protection, SCEP
Good news for all Microsoft 365 customers who have E3 licence, tehy have also bundled SCEP, Microsft corporate AV, system center endpoint protection with SCCM or just use Windows defender AV.
AV-test.org test all major antivirus for Windows 10 and Windows Defender came as on of the best. Please note, if use also ATP your security level protection is extremely high, and Microsoft is clear the best in this combination, AV + ATP
https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/
Windows defender review, Windows Defender original Articol :
Protection
Protection against malware infections
(such as viruses, worms or Trojan horses)
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| Industry average | May | June | |
| Protection against 0-day malware attacks, inclusive of web and e-mail threats (Real-World Testing) 307 samples used | |||
| Detection of widespread and prevalent malware discovered in the last 4 weeks (the AV-TEST reference set) 2,428 samples used | |||
| Protection Score | 6.0/6.0 |
Performance
Average influence of the product on computer speed in daily usage
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| Industry average | Standard PC | Industry average | High end PC | |
| Slowing-down when launching popular websites 50 websites visited | ||||
| Slower download of frequently-used applications 20 downloaded files | ||||
| Slower launch of standard software applications 20 test cases applied | ||||
| Slower installation of frequently-used applications 12 installed applications | ||||
| Slower copying of files (locally and in a network) 7,163 files copied | ||||
| Performance Score | 6.0/6.0 |
Usability
Impact of the security software on the usability of the whole computer
(lower values indicate better results)
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| Industry average | May | June | |
| False warnings or blockages when visiting websites 500 samples used | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| False detections of legitimate software as malware during a system scan 1,515,716 samples used | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| False warnings concerning certain actions carried out whilst installing and using legitimate software 40 samples used | 0 | 0 | |
| False blockages of certain actions carried out whilst installing and using legitimate software 40 samples used | 0 | 0 | |
| Usability Score | 6.0/6.0 | ||