Microsoft breaks the market with Windows Defender: it is already the main antivirus for more than 500 million computers

Buying a PC with Windows and having almost at the same time as installing an antivirus was one of the maxims that spread like wildfire among users until not long ago. In fact, I still see how in stores when buying a PC some buyers also request that they sell them an antivirus.

A market clearly in decline and it's not because Windows has finished with the dangers. These are still present and with permanent connectivity, they have spread more than ever.The difference is that now the US firm has opted for Windows Defender to cut threats. And apparently and according to the numbers, the movement has been more than interesting for Microsoft.

Windows Defender… go for it

Windows Defender is the protection system that comes preloaded on all computers that have the Microsoft operating system Waiting for the change denomination to be called Microsoft Defender, its operation has improved over time and this success has had its first consequences. Users are not as urgent to get another antivirus.

In fact, we have seen how it is not interesting to have more than one antivirus installed on the computer simultaneously. And this translates to adoption figures with more than 50% of computers have chosen to have Windows Defender as their primary antivirus.

This means there are more than 500 million computers running Windows Defender as their primary antivirus. This is what Tanmay Ganacharya, general manager of security research at Microsoft ATP, assures in the Microsoft security blogs.

…and a target for hackers

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A great success and a great responsibility, as some superhero would say. Because the firewall> is a great target for hackers , who see it as a target to violate to achieve their goals."

While the market grows for Windows Defender, Microsoft continues with its plans for its protection system We have seen how it has arrived for all users in macOS and also to old versions of its operating system such as Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.

And the next step is to bet on the use of artificial intelligence to improve the protection systems in our equipment.

Source | ZDNet Via | WBI