That was exactly the post I looked at. Microsoft score 3 out of 6 for protection, which is the lowest score out of all vendors. They are bottom. I fail to see how you can take this score and say “it’s good”. It’s actually rubbish.

That was exactly the post I looked at. Microsoft score 3 out of 6 for protection, which is the lowest score out of all vendors. They are bottom. I fail to see how you can take this score and say “it’s good”. It’s actually rubbish.

I do not smoke at all. Perhaps you just completed your and commented without reading the post? Take a look at this link, which is the base for this post: https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/

It’s very poor, avoid.

You may use Windows Defender, along with a free stand-alone antivirus software like Malwarebytes or Emsisoft. Windows Defender will offer you good real-time protection, and you can use the stand-alone scanner to manually scan your PC, say once a week.