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Microsoft Defender ranked among the worst offline antiviruses

Tests by AV-Comparatives revealed that Microsoft Defender relies heavily on cloud-based protection and is largely ineffective in the absence of the internet.
 Microsoft Defender ranked among the worst offline antiviruses
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Austrian company AV-Comparatives focused on the performance of antivirus software. Testing revealed that the built-in antivirus solution in Windows is heavily dependent on cloud-based protection.

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According to report Microsoft Defender has one of the lowest offline detection rates at 60.3%. This means that it cannot adequately deal with viruses threats without an internet connection.

Offline leader G Data

On the other hand, Microsoft Defender’s online performance is quite good. When connected to the Internet, it achieves an extremely high protection rate of 99.96%. Let’s say that the first place in offline protection is G Data with 98.6%

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