Hence the importance of keeping a security software installed and constantly running in the background. More if we make intensive use of the Internet as it happens in most cases today. When choosing a security program with these characteristics, there are many things that we must take into consideration. First of all, its developers must keep working on the project and sending regular updates.
In addition, the ability to detect and remove malware that it offers us, the available interface, or the consumption of resources it makes is also important. The first thing we should know is that the most recent versions of the windows operating systemThey bring their own antivirus with them. We find this installed by default as soon as the software is launched, we are referring to Windows Defender. Actually, it is a security component that comes activated by default. It is also important to know that this antivirus deactivates itself if we install another security solution on the PC.
Over the past few years Windows Defender has earned the respect of users across the globe. Many have abandoned third party external solutions to stay with the antivirus that the operating system itself offers us. However, in the latest tests carried out by the independent company AV-Test, a significant step backwards has been detected.
Windows Defender consumes more resources than expected
And it is that, in the latest security software tests for Windows carried out by this company, where 18 titles were analyzed, Windows Defender it didn’t turn out well. As usual, here the engineers analyzed the protection capabilities of the products, their ease of use and also their performance.
It is worth mentioning that at this time most of the products obtained very good results. Six of them obtained 18 points, which is the maximum score available, taking into account that up to 6 points can be obtained for each category. Well, we tell you all this because when it comes to the performance-focused category of tests, the aforementioned Windows Defender from Microsoft obtained the worst grade of all the participants.
It is worth mentioning that most of the antiviruses analyzed here also obtained the highest score in the section on performance. However, when it comes to Microsoft’s in-system antivirus, it stood out negatively for getting a 5 out of 6, which may not seem too significant, but actually it is. This result basically means that the aforementioned antivirus can negatively affect the general performance of the operating system.
It must be taken into account that one of the main objectives of the developers of these programs is to have the minimum impact on the computer on which they run. The main reason for all this is that this high consumption of antivirus resources It has always been one of the main complaints from users. Hence, today we try to minimize as much as possible. But it seems that Microsoft is going to have to get down to work to solve this problem that it now has with Windows Defender.
