As part of what I do (Network Administration, Forensics etc....) I routinely use tools that generally are referred to as "Hacking Tools". These tools have to be excluded from normal antivirus and antimalware tools. Windows 8, in it's default setup, is no exception.
If one were to also supplement this with, let's say, a paid version of MalwareBytes, I would have to say your pretty well protected compared to Windows 7 equiped with Security Essentials plus MalwareBytes.
Check out this http://www.pcworld.com/article/255776/windows_8_security_whats_new.html
Don't get me wrong.... It's not perfect compared to a well designed security fence which includes commercial firewalls, DNS filtering and the like.
I've seen a lot of infected computers, some were even well protected but it was the user that either allowed it after warnings or as a result of these warnings being turned off, there is no way to defend against that..... A prudent user of course doesn't do that .
One problem I've yet to investigate are the steps one has to take if a user wants to install his favorite antivirus/antimalware software instead. We already know that running two such programs concurrently is usually problematic. More on that later.
Here's a screenshot of the Windows 8 version of Windows Defender, click on the image to see it bigger:
It's early on and I will say with certainty that I will continue to recommend those commercial products on my roster.... I can guarantee they will be much better but for those that don't want to or cannot afford it, this is good news.
For a blurb on how to remove Windows Defender so you can install your favored security systems, check out this link http://bit.ly/SKJSeu
Tah! for Now!
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