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? asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 1 decade ago

Window defender and Mcafee?

If Window defender is on do I really need mcafee or is it better to use only Mcafee ? I mean is window defender something like norton or mcafee?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Windows Defender has a 60% detection rate ----- Fail

    McAfee has a 82% detection rate --- Fail

    Get something like Microsoft Security Essentials or Avira or Avast....all free with good detection rates.

    Then back up your AV protection with >

    Malwarebytes anti-malware

    Super anti-spyware

    All free from CNet.com downloads.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    you ought to no longer have the two, relatively. What you like is a software like avast or AVG antivirus. the two a sort of contain loose. living house windows Defender does not preserve against lots of something and is fantastically ineffective. this is became off by skill of going to regulate Panel, and then bypass to protection suggestions and it ought to have living house windows Defender there. you ought to be waiting to instruct it off there. in case you provides you which version of living house windows you're utilising i provides you extra appropriate instructions there. McAfee is a undesirable theory by way of fact it is so very mainstream. Virus programmers tend to make their viruses so as that they'll contaminate as many computers as conceivable and reason diverse harm. by way of fact the main often used antivirus and firewall application products are McAfee and Norton application, they'll software the virus to get around those 2.

  • 1 decade ago

    I'd use Mcafee because you paid for it. I would recommend not re-newing your subscription though. Windows Defender is just as good.

  • 1 decade ago

    McAfee is not the best security program, nore is Windows Defender.

    What you will need is the best security combination recommended by many experts, including this link:

    http://bit.ly/remove-malware/

    Cheers~

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