Already at the beginning of this year, we saw how the analytical firm AV-TEST confirmed Microsoft’s efforts to make its integrated security solution one of the best solutions for ordinary users, without having to resort to other security solutions. safe.

Now, after the latest failures that the service has suffered when it comes to flagging ransomware, Microsoft Defender has proven itself again in one of AV-TEST’s latest tests focused on protection against advanced threats and how well the product can protect against ransomware in real-world scenarios, with a test involving threats such as files containing hidden malware in compressed files, PowerPoint files with scripts or files HTML with malicious content.

And it’s because Microsoft Defender’s performance has proven to be exceptional, achieving perfect scores in both home and business environments, detection of infection at the initial access stage in 10 tested scenarios, beating up to five solutions from other companies, including some payment solutions. In fact, it is surprising that companies like McAfee or Trellix performed not only poorly, but even quite poorly, as they failed to completely block the attack in multiple scenarios.

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