
Windows Defender is built right in, blazing fast, doesn’t annoy you, and does its job cleaning old-school viruses.


We definitely recommend you read the entire article so you fully understand why we recommend a combination of Windows Defender and Malwarebytes, but since we know that tons of people will just scroll down and skim, here is our TL DR recommendation for how to keep your system secure: What’s the Best Antivirus for Windows 10? So What’s the Best Antivirus? Please Don’t Make Me Read All This

Windows Defender was originally known as Microsoft Security Essentials back in the Windows 7 days when it was offered as a separate download, but now it’s built right into Windows and it’s enabled by default. Many people have been trained to believe that you should always install a third-party antivirus, but that isn’t the best solution for today’s security problems, like ransomware.
