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Windows defender definitely has a performance impact, sometimes to the point of freezing when plugging in a USB stick for example (on low spec hardware). And y
by hutzlibu 4y ago
Windows defender definitely has a performance impact, sometimes to the point of freezing when plugging in a USB stick for example (on low spec hardware).
And you can disable it, but only with hackistry.
"Although I have never had a virus in 30+ years. "
And this might translate to: you never had a virus you were aware of.
Most professional virus are quite silent and don't want to be noticed by doing noisy stuff. Their point? Spreading everywhere, until they find a high value target. But I doubt windows defender is a defence against those.
- hsbauauvhabzb 4y agoAfaik, modern malware will also do things like keylog for passwords, silent malware is neither reserved for high value targets or reserved for av evasion tier malware (which is relatively easy to do)
- hutzlibu 4y agoYes, "high value" is relative. But a criminal gang won't risk attention, to steal some bucks of a poor linux hacker, who potentially will raise hell, to find out how that steal happened. Which is the reason linux is more secure in the first place - there is simply plenty of easier prey elsewhere.
- hsbauauvhabzb 4y agoWon’t they? How do you know what an entire collective would do?
- hutzlibu 4y agoI know that from basic reasoning (what if I wanted to to make money via hacking) and the fact that allmost everyday there is news about someone being ransomed on windows, but very, very rarely (if at all) on linux (on the desktop). Lower numbers, sure, but also a higher IT affinity. Overall not worth the hassle.