Windows Defender detects malware in DMD

Re:Windows Defender detects malware in DMD by drdrey on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @07:00PM (#18349915)

They may not be as independent as you would think. For instance. There could be straight-up signature sharing or outsourcing between vendors, and there is definitely an incentive to flag something if your competitors also flag it.

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Re:Windows Defender detects malware in DMD by vatueil on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @09:25PM (#18350744)

IIRC Microsoft does share malware detection information with other antivirus providers, so that sounds plausible.

(I think that's also part of the reason why Windows Defender appears less competitive in antivirus comparisons, since you'd have to be doing something wrong to perform worse than the baseline Microsoft gives you.)

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