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Originally Posted by Mike L
CWatkinsNash, you mentioned "the AV that Microsoft offers as an optional install with Win 8". Would that be Windows Defender? That appears to be installed on the computer, but is not enabled (possibly because it knows that I have Avast running). Does anyone have any views on whether Windows Defender would be a good choice as an anti-virus program?
Mike
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Windows Defender in Win 8 is not the same as the previous thing that MS called Defender. (I hate when they do that.) It's actually sort of a combination of the functionality of the "old" Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials. It's as unobtrusive as MSE and very well integrated into Win 8. It's what I use on my Win 8 laptop, and I've been using MSE on my Vista and Win 7 machines for a couple of years now.
I used to use Avast, but it got too "big" for me. I've never had any issues with MSE or "new" Defender, but it often comes down to preference. I don't usually do any high-risk browsing, but I haven't had any infections since I've been using them.