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Re:BitDefender Free has been discontinued by poopooracoocoo on Thursday December 09, 2021 @08:13PM (#29505309)
Isn't Windows Defender one of the worst performing AVs?
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Re:BitDefender Free has been discontinued by commoner on Thursday December 09, 2021 @09:50PM (#29505899)
Microsoft/Windows Defender used to perform poorly on tests, but not anymore. AV-Comparatives awarded Microsoft Defender its highest Advanced+ rating in its most recent malware protection and real-world protection tests:

https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/malware-protection-tes...

https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/real-world-protection-...

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Re:BitDefender Free has been discontinued by lambda_tango on Thursday December 09, 2021 @10:33PM (#29506108)
In terms of protection, sure, but for actual system performance, Defender is still hot garbage:

https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/performance-test-octob...

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Re:BitDefender Free has been discontinued by poopooracoocoo on Monday December 13, 2021 @07:55AM (#29539109)
When I wrote that comment I had performance in mind.
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