Or is it just botnet?
Is it even needed at all and if so, what's the replacement?
>>54739531
Common-Sense 2016 edition is pretty good
Otherwise Bitdefender
>>54739531
Microsoft is part of NSA's mass surveillance program "PRISM":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program)
Microsoft informs the NSA about bugs before fixing them:
https://archive.is/OBGB1
Microsoft openly offeres cloud data to support PRISM:
https://archive.is/tW6fu
Microsoft has backdoored its disk encryption:
https://archive.is/2XIvX
https://archive.is/qLRZx
Windows snoops on the users' files, text input, voice input,
location, contacts, calendar records and web browsing history,
even after related settings are turned off:
https://archive.is/thsGd
https://archive.is/sz1nt
https://archive.is/g3QdQ
https://archive.is/ko469
https://archive.is/l6pmO
https://archive.is/zK93U
Micrcrosoft automatically downloads Windows 10 on PCs running
Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 (between 3.5GB and 6GB), even if
users have not opted-in:
http://archive.is/CEvKh
Windows 10 scans for illegal/pirated software:
https://archive.is/vhjwm
https://archive.is/2jehd
https://archive.is/KQsBh
Microsoft proudly presents surveillance statistics:
https://archive.is/MB0Yy
> Over 82 billion photos viewed.
> Gamers spent over 4 billion hours playing PC games.
> 44.5 billion minutes/month spent in Microsoft Edge.
> Over 2.5 billion questions asked of Cortana since launch.
> Windows 10 now active on over 200 million devices.
Can Windows Defender™ defend me from Windows®?
>>54739692
No, it defends Windows from shit, you fucknugger.
>>54739531
No. It's the biggest piece of the botnet.
just disable it properly. that setting to have it come back on after a while is to stop idiots from disabling things for good
You have to run Spybot anti beacon, Shutup10 by O&O software etc to lock down the telemetry. For example, the "snooping" by cortana is necessary if you want to use it properly. I don't want always connected smartphone like functionality on the desktop.
Apple is NOT a better alternative in this respect. You have to change with something like CentOS or Ubuntu 14 LTS if you don't want to be a tweaking neckbeard - The Linux distrubitions SUCK currently with QA - as if they are competing with Windows 10 for suckiness.
>>54739743
If I were to actually disable it, I'd disable the service entirely in Services, but I'm still not sure whether Windows Defender is actually needed at all. I ran the anti-botnet batch file when I set up this system and also blocked telemetry and update servers in the host file -- now I'm thinking I should remove Windows Defender as well. It keeps giving me "New notifications" about Windows Defender having to "make a security scan to keep your computer safe"...
Specifically, with Defender, I'd leave it on and turn off the Microsoft MAPS cloud functionality, and set to "incoming files" only (scan on write).
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn433291.aspx
>>54739743
>running an OS literally made for idiots
Linux. Even M$ thinks its amazeballs.
sauce: https://twitter.com/0xUID/status/735534104138158080
>>54739929
Well there is still simple ways to disable it fully it is just that normies use Windows and they tend to click on shit at random and disable security features so personally I think it is a good thing that Microsoft are being more proactive with their security.
>>54739531
>Windows
>Microsoft
Hell no, nigro.
>>54739716
How much windows would a windows defender defend if a windows defender could defend windows?
>>54739531
>Windows
>/g/ approved
What you are looking for is /v/
>>54740120
Not much apparently.
>>54740248
https://www.virusbulletin.com/testing/results/recent/vb100-antimalware/microsoft-ff
It's not bad compared to the competition.
>>54739531
Everybody on /g/ is a libertarian and believes anything will invade their privacy.
>>54740488
>Everybody on /g/ is a libertarian
not true, but we don't want jewish corporations to sell our info to advertisers and the NSA.
it's called not being a cuck.
>>54739594
>>54739531
BrainDefender
>>54741384
/pol/ why you so stupid?
>>54739531
It is botnet, but it's also decent and not as bad as it once was if you want some protection.
>>54739959
Akamai != Microsoft.
Know your CDNs.
>>54742858
>stop not liking what i dont like
>i know ill post a le fedora meme
>hahaha i sure showed him
>>54739829
>I ran the anti-botnet batch file when I set up this system and also blocked telemetry and update servers in the host file
>i ran 3rd party scripts to protect my privacy
>i believe 3rd party scripts can stop baked features from operating in disguise
>>54740488
>Everybody on /g/ is a libertarian
h-how did you know
Who in their right mind wouldn't be at least 80% libertarian anyway.