WINDOWS DEFENDER vs NORTON SECURITY

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If you have latest updates Windows 10 delivers comprehensive, built-in and ongoing security protections that you can trust – including Windows Defender anti-virus, firewall and more. By staying up to date, you’re assured of the latest features and protection – at no extra cost to you...

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Although Norton (Symantec) is as good as any other well known anti-virus program, it requires numerous services and running processes that consume a lot of system resources and often results in complaints of high CPU usage. Anti-virus software components insert themselves deep into the operating systems core where they install kernel mode drivers and resource heavy processes that load at boot-up. Installation also results in the creation of numerous files, folders, and registry entries in various locations making it more difficult to remove than most applications. Further, there have been numerous complaints about lack of sufficient support from the vendor. Those issues plus the cost factor are the primary reason many folks look for an alternative anti-virus.  IMO, Norton (Symantec) is better utilized in an Enterprise system environment protecting many client computers.

Windows 10 Defender(Windows Defender Antivirus) includes anti-virus and anti-malware protection that provides the same level of protection against malware as Microsoft Security Essentials provides on older operation systems plus enhanced protection against rootkits and bootkits. Microsoft has incorporated a number of significant improvements which make it competitive with other major anti-virus vendors.

Windows Defender Exploit Guard has four components of new intrusion prevention capabilities designed to lock down a system against various attack vectors and block behaviors commonly used in ransomware attacks before any damage can be done. "Controlled Folder Access" Anti-Ransomware is a feature that allows you to protect files in certain folders to that they cannot be modified by unknown applications. This protects the files within these folders from being encrypted by a ransomware infection. In Windows 10 Spring Creators Update, Microsoft has added a dedicated Ransomware Protection section in the Windows Defender Security Center under the "Virus & threat protection" settings.

Windows 10 Anniversary update, introduced Limited Periodic Scanning which allows you to also use a third party anti-virus program as your primary protection.

• Windows Defender Antivirus compatibility with third-party antivirus
• Is Windows Defender Good Enough
• Why Windows Defender Antivirus is the most deployed in the enterprise
• Windows Defender: 7 Things You Must Know About Microsoft’s Antivirus Solution
• Microsoft: Our commitment to Microsoft antimalware
• Windows Antivirus and antimalware software FAQs

For more specific information about Windows Defender, see Choosing an Anti-Virus Program.