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From: Eric L	10/22/2017 12:20:03 PM
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Windows Defender Security Center: PC Mag's Neil Rubenking reviews Microsoft's latest Security entry PC Mag's Neil J. Rubenking has long been my GoTo Windows Security Guru and Reviewer. I respect his comprehensive security product reviews, ratings and opinions. I have been awaiting his review of Microsoft's Windows Defender Security Center update for the v 1709 Win10 Fall Creators Update and he has just published it. The free integrated security client certainly improves on earlier Microsoft security clients and will benefit casual Win10 users but in his opinion which influences my own, is not an adequate replacement for top rated commercial security suites or even well rated basic commercial antivirus clients. I have included the headers for his two published reviews (and the conclusion of the 1st) with links to the articles but both are worth a complete comprehensive read of the articles linked. pcmag.com >> Very Big Snip: Read complete article at the link above << # # # pcmag.com >> Snip Rest: Read complete review at the link above << The author: Bootnote: In a separate comparative review of Security Suites Neil makes this comment: Windows Defender? Nope: Earlier this year the Windows Defender program built into Windows 10 evolved, like a Pokemon. It's now called Microsoft Windows Defender Security Center, because in addition to antivirus protection it manages Windows Firewall and other Windows security features, but it doesn't truly qualify as a suite. Its independent antivirus test scores, which have literally come in below zero in the past, have been steadily improving, but they're still not great. And it earned a dismal score in our hands-on malware protection test. Don't even think about using this free built-in as a substitute for a security suite. I won't. I'll continue to pay a very modest $4 per year per system to protect 5 systems with one of the Security Suites that consistently ranks as one of the absolute best in Neil's ratings and those of AV-Test. A Freebie does not always represent good value. - Eric L -

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