Subj : You won't be able to escape Microsoft Defender on Windows soon
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Feb 27 2023 17:00:03

You won't be able to escape Microsoft Defender on Windows soon

Date:
Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:50:08 +0000

Description:
The all new Microsoft Defender app has started installing itself on Windows 
PCs, to the chagrin of everyone, everywhere.

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Microsoft has rolled out automatic installs of the new version of malware 
removal tool and security dashboard Microsoft Defender on Windows devices 
with active personal Microsoft 365 (M365) subscriptions. 

 Documentation for the new Microsoft Defender (via Windows Latest ) confirms 
that M365 subscribers are being used as guinea pigs, stating that other users 
can expect to be hit by the change in March 2023, despite needing a M365 
subscription to use the service. 

But if, for some reason, you really cant wait to install the latest refresh 
of a largely ineffective security app, you can grab it right now from the 
Microsoft Store via the official website . The new Microsoft Defender 

While the latest Microsoft Defender isnt yet available to business users, 
owing to the bizarre requirement to log into the app with a Microsoft account 
and work accounts not being supported yet, theyre likely not missing out on 
much. 

Microsoft Defender itself does very little, acting more as an overview of a 
systems security. On a PC , its actually Windows Security carrying out most 
of the actual day-to-day security protection like detecting files and 
performing periodic system scans. Read more 

> Microsoft Defender goes haywire, deletes Start menu icon, Taskbar and more 

> How to choose the right antivirus for your business 

> Weve also listed the best endpoint protection right now 

Even then, TechRadar Pro highly recommends investing in an alternative, more 
robust business antivirus software solution. Microsoft Defender at least has 
the sense to disable itself if it detects a third-party device installed on 
the system. 

For everyone else who insists on staying with Microsofts default offering, 
note that even avoiding Windows 11, at time of writing the current version of 
the operating system, wont be enough, as one commenter on Windows Latest 
wrote that the new Microsoft Defender installed itself on their Windows 10 
device. Heres our list of the best small and medium business firewall 
software right now



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/you-wont-be-able-to-escape-microsoft-defender-o
n-windows-soon


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