Technical Support Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
2021-02-25T19:35:30Z
Feb 25, 2021
We are Microsoft resellers. The solution is not on the cloud. Our office is small. We use independent computers. It's not in a structured network environment. We just use a small wireless network. As individuals, we are using it on small computers. In my region, I would not necessarily recommend this solution. I'd still advise my clients to have other antiviruses unless I get to know that there is a licensed version of Windows Defender that Microsoft is selling and licensing. I still go ahead to advise my clients to buy other antiviruses, which are more effective. Kaspersky, for example, is a good option. I would rate the solution at a six out of ten. There are other more robust antiviruses on the market that you can license.
Systems Administrator at The Port Authority of Jamaica
Real User
2021-01-29T16:55:26Z
Jan 29, 2021
Before settling on this solution, you should explore more than one form of ATP. Overall, Microsoft Defender Antivirus is a very good application. On a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of ten.
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Head Of Information Technology at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2020-12-16T15:25:49Z
Dec 16, 2020
We're just a customer and an end-user. We don't have a business relationship with Microsoft. We're using the latest version of the solution. I would recommend this product to other organizations. In fact, I already have. Currently, I'd rate it an eight out of ten. That's with the knowledge gap I have, as a user that just started working with the solution recently.
Project Director at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2020-11-30T20:43:58Z
Nov 30, 2020
Microsoft has started to integrate the interface with new Windows 10 settings. Previously, there was a lack of information. Users weren't aware of the status of the product in terms of what it was doing on your computer and whether it was actually protecting you or not. In the background, it must have been doing its job, but you couldn't be very well aware of the status of the software. All those issues are now resolved. The information now is very handy, and the user interface is also great. I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate Microsoft Defender Antivirus a nine out of ten.
Network Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Reseller
2020-10-22T18:24:56Z
Oct 22, 2020
My advice for anybody who is looking into using this product is that it's a good and easy way to secure your PC. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
CRM & IT Head at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Real User
2020-10-08T07:25:26Z
Oct 8, 2020
I would really recommend this solution because it is an in-built Microsoft product, and it is at the OS level. We don't require a new layer to install it as a software application. I would rate Microsoft Windows Defender a seven out of ten.
Manager Cyber Defense Operations Centre at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
2020-10-06T06:57:46Z
Oct 6, 2020
I have used it enough to be sure that I could recommend it for home use on a PC. On a scale from one to ten (where one is the worst and ten is the best), I would rate Defender as a nine-out-of-ten based on my experience.
Team Lead at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
2020-08-12T07:01:47Z
Aug 12, 2020
I'd recommend the solution. Why not, after all? It's already there within Windows 10 and is part of a user's Microsoft bundle. Overall, I'd rate the product eight out of ten. If it had more ransomware protection, I'd rate it higher. As it is, the solution offers great malware features, is ranked pretty highly in Gartner and is easy to implement and use. Plus, it doesn't drain a lot of your machine's resources, which is a bonus.
If you require Endpoint Detection and Response or Behavior Analysis and you can afford it then go with those products. I would rate Microsoft Windows Defender a seven out of ten.
Windows is a great tool that I have used. It has helped my organisation in achieving what it does daily and protected our data in a great way. I would recommend every user who has a computer or laptop to consider using Windows Defender since it is the best tool to safeguard your system from malware and attacks.
I would say this is a good product. It's very intuitive, easy to use, and very good for people who don't have much experience in security. This a very good product because every time there is an update it corrects any issues. It can help an enterprise go up. I would rate it a nine out of ten.
Microsoft Enterprise administrator at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2019-07-16T05:39:00Z
Jul 16, 2019
I would recommend the solution because I can confidently tell everyone that this product is working very well and it's stable. You are always sure that they are able to deal with a virus or something else that may interrupt your work. I would rate this solution nine out of 10.
Information Security Analyst at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2019-07-09T05:26:00Z
Jul 9, 2019
I'd say the product rates about an eight out of ten as it currently stands. You have to implement the product — there's no choice. You can't use the exchange online protection or the advanced analytics or obscure identity IP protection without the APT being installed on the endpoint. Otherwise you're not getting into threat intelligence or the actions. You're not going to get the full response plan or activities that occurred. You cannot deploy without APT being installed on the desktops and have a full, defined solution for unified labeling. That has to be deployed and tested for unstructured data for at least six months with the AIP (Azure Information Protection) scan that's deployed with APT.
Associate System Engineer - Security Services at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2019-06-30T10:29:00Z
Jun 30, 2019
Defender by itself is not a solution. Defender is basically a functionality. We have some issues with reporting, but I think it's just the way we've integrated right now, again not using ATP. So, we just use STC MS management. Then it's limited in terms of reporting. From an operator's perspective, I think there are some policy detection issues where you've got a detection for a signature but how it translates into the FCCM dashboard where it doesn't really categorize that particular model. It picks something up as bad but it's just unknown. So, I think that's a known issue with this particular thing. Because it doesn't know what it is classified as it doesn't really do anything. For it to do something, the policy has to recognize the category of that number. It could be a trojan horse or whatever it is, but it doesn't really do that. It could be what they call an autonomous detection where the system categorizes it as not recognized and hence it blocks it, but it's not going to let you delete it instantly. Usually, you can say if it's detected you want to block it, that's the first step. The second step is to be able to delete the file or quarantine the file. But it doesn't recognize that, so it doesn't know what it needs to do. Instead, it just blocks it. It only blocks it because it doesn't recognize it as being Malware. I would rate this product a six out of ten.
For Windows Defender, there's no server edition for it. It's free. There is no additional cost. It's part of Windows, i.e. if you have issues with compatibility using other products. If you paid for Windows, it already comes with Windows Pro and Windows Enterprise automatically. It's better to go with it than pay the additional expense of deploying other solutions. On a scale from 1 to 10, I would rate this product a nine. It doesn't have all the features that it needs to be perfect.
My additional advice would be to create a test user group, deploy the software to those test users and then monitor those users as part of a log management operations center and run comparisons over several months. Comparing those users, against other users perhaps using a third-party product, like Symantec, would allow for calculation of performance and progress metrics. Based on that, a decision can be made as to whether to deploy the software across the organization or not. I'd give this tool a rating of 8 out of 10. It's got good detection rates, low on system resources, doesn't interfere or hamper workflows, and it's easy to use.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a comprehensive security solution that provides advanced threat protection for organizations. It offers real-time protection against various types of cyber threats, including malware, viruses, ransomware, and phishing attacks.
With its powerful machine-learning capabilities, it can detect and block sophisticated attacks before they can cause any harm. The solution also includes endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities, allowing organizations to...
I would recommend this solution to others. I rate Microsoft Defender Antivirus a nine out of ten.
I will continue to use and would recommend the solution to others. I rate Microsoft Defender Antivirus an eight out of ten.
We are Microsoft resellers. The solution is not on the cloud. Our office is small. We use independent computers. It's not in a structured network environment. We just use a small wireless network. As individuals, we are using it on small computers. In my region, I would not necessarily recommend this solution. I'd still advise my clients to have other antiviruses unless I get to know that there is a licensed version of Windows Defender that Microsoft is selling and licensing. I still go ahead to advise my clients to buy other antiviruses, which are more effective. Kaspersky, for example, is a good option. I would rate the solution at a six out of ten. There are other more robust antiviruses on the market that you can license.
In general, Windows Defender is a good feature for the Windows Operating System. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
Before settling on this solution, you should explore more than one form of ATP. Overall, Microsoft Defender Antivirus is a very good application. On a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of ten.
I would highly recommend Microsoft Defender Antivirus for an individual looking to protect their endpoints.
We're just a customer and an end-user. We don't have a business relationship with Microsoft. We're using the latest version of the solution. I would recommend this product to other organizations. In fact, I already have. Currently, I'd rate it an eight out of ten. That's with the knowledge gap I have, as a user that just started working with the solution recently.
I would recommend this solution to others. It is very easy to use. I would rate Microsoft Defender Antivirus an eight out of ten.
Microsoft has started to integrate the interface with new Windows 10 settings. Previously, there was a lack of information. Users weren't aware of the status of the product in terms of what it was doing on your computer and whether it was actually protecting you or not. In the background, it must have been doing its job, but you couldn't be very well aware of the status of the software. All those issues are now resolved. The information now is very handy, and the user interface is also great. I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate Microsoft Defender Antivirus a nine out of ten.
This is a good product and I can recommend it to others. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
My advice for anybody who is looking into using this product is that it's a good and easy way to secure your PC. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
I would really recommend this solution because it is an in-built Microsoft product, and it is at the OS level. We don't require a new layer to install it as a software application. I would rate Microsoft Windows Defender a seven out of ten.
I have used it enough to be sure that I could recommend it for home use on a PC. On a scale from one to ten (where one is the worst and ten is the best), I would rate Defender as a nine-out-of-ten based on my experience.
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
I'd recommend the solution. Why not, after all? It's already there within Windows 10 and is part of a user's Microsoft bundle. Overall, I'd rate the product eight out of ten. If it had more ransomware protection, I'd rate it higher. As it is, the solution offers great malware features, is ranked pretty highly in Gartner and is easy to implement and use. Plus, it doesn't drain a lot of your machine's resources, which is a bonus.
If you require Endpoint Detection and Response or Behavior Analysis and you can afford it then go with those products. I would rate Microsoft Windows Defender a seven out of ten.
Windows is a great tool that I have used. It has helped my organisation in achieving what it does daily and protected our data in a great way. I would recommend every user who has a computer or laptop to consider using Windows Defender since it is the best tool to safeguard your system from malware and attacks.
We are using the on-premises deployment solution. I would rate the solution seven out of ten.
I would say this is a good product. It's very intuitive, easy to use, and very good for people who don't have much experience in security. This a very good product because every time there is an update it corrects any issues. It can help an enterprise go up. I would rate it a nine out of ten.
We are using the public cloud deployment model of the solution. I would recommend the solution. I would rate it ten out of ten.
I would recommend the solution because I can confidently tell everyone that this product is working very well and it's stable. You are always sure that they are able to deal with a virus or something else that may interrupt your work. I would rate this solution nine out of 10.
I'd say the product rates about an eight out of ten as it currently stands. You have to implement the product — there's no choice. You can't use the exchange online protection or the advanced analytics or obscure identity IP protection without the APT being installed on the endpoint. Otherwise you're not getting into threat intelligence or the actions. You're not going to get the full response plan or activities that occurred. You cannot deploy without APT being installed on the desktops and have a full, defined solution for unified labeling. That has to be deployed and tested for unstructured data for at least six months with the AIP (Azure Information Protection) scan that's deployed with APT.
The majority of the updates are really good. I would rate this solution eight out of 10.
Defender by itself is not a solution. Defender is basically a functionality. We have some issues with reporting, but I think it's just the way we've integrated right now, again not using ATP. So, we just use STC MS management. Then it's limited in terms of reporting. From an operator's perspective, I think there are some policy detection issues where you've got a detection for a signature but how it translates into the FCCM dashboard where it doesn't really categorize that particular model. It picks something up as bad but it's just unknown. So, I think that's a known issue with this particular thing. Because it doesn't know what it is classified as it doesn't really do anything. For it to do something, the policy has to recognize the category of that number. It could be a trojan horse or whatever it is, but it doesn't really do that. It could be what they call an autonomous detection where the system categorizes it as not recognized and hence it blocks it, but it's not going to let you delete it instantly. Usually, you can say if it's detected you want to block it, that's the first step. The second step is to be able to delete the file or quarantine the file. But it doesn't recognize that, so it doesn't know what it needs to do. Instead, it just blocks it. It only blocks it because it doesn't recognize it as being Malware. I would rate this product a six out of ten.
For Windows Defender, there's no server edition for it. It's free. There is no additional cost. It's part of Windows, i.e. if you have issues with compatibility using other products. If you paid for Windows, it already comes with Windows Pro and Windows Enterprise automatically. It's better to go with it than pay the additional expense of deploying other solutions. On a scale from 1 to 10, I would rate this product a nine. It doesn't have all the features that it needs to be perfect.
My additional advice would be to create a test user group, deploy the software to those test users and then monitor those users as part of a log management operations center and run comparisons over several months. Comparing those users, against other users perhaps using a third-party product, like Symantec, would allow for calculation of performance and progress metrics. Based on that, a decision can be made as to whether to deploy the software across the organization or not. I'd give this tool a rating of 8 out of 10. It's got good detection rates, low on system resources, doesn't interfere or hamper workflows, and it's easy to use.