Security: Windows 10 Defender AntiVirus

There is already default anti-virus for Windows OS, and 3rd party for macOS. We will focus on Windows 10 Defenders for its anti-virus. All Windows 10 systems come with Microsoft Defender installed. Let discuss on Windows Defender

Windows 10 Defender

1. To access the Windows Defender setting, locate the security dashboard by entering security into search bar located in the taskbar at the bottom-left corner of the screen.
2. Click Windows Security and then click Virus & Threat Protection to open Microsoft Defender settings for antivirus protection.
3. First, you can run manual scan using Quick Scan Option.
4. There are other than quick scan, full scan option inspects whole entire operating system.
5. It takes long time and have a comprehensive report.
6. Windows Defender Offline scan is essentially a boot sector scanning option.

Virus & Threat Protection

1. When use Virus & Threat Protection dialog, there is a Protection History option.
2. This shows a list of all the threats that Microsoft Defender has detected and did to neutralize them.
3. Additional options below Defender Settings determine real time protection which stops malware from installing
4. It provides cloud-based heuristic resources as well as a signature-based syste,.
5. By default, it will automatically update its list of signatures and make sure these are up-to-date.
6. You an manually check for updates by clicking Check for Update

Ransomware Protection

1. Finally setting is to check for ransomware protection.
2. To guard against ransomware, Microsoft defender controls access to folders and provides backups using certain cloud platforms.
3. In these settings, you can see which files are protected and modify some of the protection settings. Keep in mind that Microsoft defender isn’t foolproof,
4. Keep regular backup on an external hard disk or cloud system separate from main storage, help to protect from locked ransomware.

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