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One of our technology illiterate friends just acquired a Windows 11 notebook.
They asked, and I suggested, that they install the ESTE security suite on the new machine.
They went to Best Buy, grabbed an ESTE DVD, and went to the helpdesk for assistance in installing the software.
The tech advised them that Windows 11 had robust security features and that they did not need to install ESTE.
In addition, the tech removed the bloatware from the system.
Your thoughts
Many will say that Microsoft Defender is good enough.
Defender does all you need and is free.
Better off spending the money on an external HDD for backup and getting a password manager.
cheers, Paul
Any and all so-called “Security Suite” software in my view gets way too involved in Window innards to the extent that many, if not most, have a noticeable effect on performance (not an anecdote from recent personal experience, but a conglomeration of complaints read on sites such as AskWoody). Microsoft Defender also gets involved in Windows innards but I believe in much more effective and much less intrusive ways/places.
Windows Defender and Malwarebytes play very well together, and make, for me at least, the best “Security Suite” one might wish to have.
Although I am not using Windows 11, I have Windows 10 Pro version 21H2 1526 updated through February 2022-02 CU, and waiting for Susan green light for March, I will add that I agree with bbearren “Windows Defender and Malwarebytes play very well together,” and would like to add that I also use the free edition of SuperAntiSpyware as an “On Demand” second opinion to Windows Security Microsoft Defender Anitvirus and Malwarebytes. They also have a paid ‘professional’ version that I do not know about. Here are two links for info:
https://www.superantispyware.com/free-edition.html
and from Capterra “Helping businesses choose better software since 1999” some reviews:
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