Do You Really Need an Antivirus in Windows 10?? - YouTube

So guys, many of you ask me is there any need for the anti virus in Windows?

If yes, then which one?

I get loads of such questions, so I thought, I'd clear them up.

Should we keep any anti virus in windows or not?

Do the Windows need them?

Well, let's find out.

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First of all, I would like to say,

Microsoft Windows is the world's most popular OS.

And the most popular Windows version is the Windows 10.

That's why Windows 10 has the highest rating price in the market.

Majority of computers are running on Windows 10.

Then comes Windows 7 and some people are still using Windows 8.

So yeah,

about 90% of computers in the world are still running on Windows OS.

Now it can either be Windows 10, 7, XP or even 8 or any other version.

They still exist today.

And then there's the thing about creating viruses.

So, if anyone, a hacker, say, is making a virus or a malware or a ransom ware,

or even some adware,

then these would be targetted towards Windows, since they are the most common OS in computers, that will increase his/her virus targets.

The thing is,

if someone is making virus for Windows 10, then it can also affect Windows 8 or 7 or any older version.

So, that's like a plus point.

However, it doesn't work in reverse.

If a virus was made to target Windows 7 then it may not be able to affect Windows 10 since, Microsoft keeps optimizing their OS from time to time.

So if somebody has the latest Windows version,

then the old viruses won't be able to affect the latest OS version.

However the new viruses, they are still a threat.

And talking about Apple's Mac,

some people say we use MAc and we get no viruses.

This is somewhat true and also false.

Because recently there are viruses being found in Mac too.

But we are not talking about Mac here, just Windows.

In Mac, viruses are not that deadly or dangerous.

Apple in terms of security is very good.

They give a lot of priority to security.

And the closed ecosystem of the Mac,

helps Mac from a lot of malwares and viruses.

Although it is prone to attacks, but Apple has made them very secure.

Even though there are viruses in Mac, security wise, it is a good option.

Whereas in Linux, we don't see any viruses.

But the major thing is

Microsoft Windows, where we get to see a lot of things.

Also in recent years, virus attacks has increased a lot in recent years.

And in recent times, we have also seen an emergence of new kinds of ransomwares.

We've also seen new Trojan horses and new kinds of virus attacks.

And hackers used to make viruses to render the computers useless,

but that trend doesn't exist anymore.

Viruses are now made to steal our information.

We have also seen some scams like

"Install this software in your system", and later all our banking info and passwords get stolen.

This scam even made many YouTube channels their targets where those channels were wiped away after logging in to such software.

This is the story behind this.

So to fight this, should we keep an antivirus in our system or not?

Yes, you should always keep anti virus in your windows.

About anti viruses, I'd like to tell you something.

The built-in Microsoft Anti virus called Windows Defender,

has evolved a lot recently.

Previously, we didn't had much security in Windows Defender

about 3-4 years ago,

it just wasn't as good.

With Windows 10 updates, Windows Defender has evolved a lot.

In recent years, Windows Defender

has successfully defended against viruses.

All the general viruses, malwares, ransomwares

are easily detected and solved by Defender.

But the new viruses are different.

If you keep any sensitive information in your system,

and you wish to add maximum security on that information,

and make sure no third party attacks that information

Microsoft detects any issues in the Windows and push the updates very soon

they keep upgrading the definitions of Windows Defender.

All this to provide a secure experience to the users.

Microsoft has done a good job.

But still all the new attacks coming in the market,

can be stopped with an extra layer of free or paid anti virus.

There are tons of free anti viruses in the market

and if you want to use them, you can check them out.

There are many anti viruses out there.

We have Avast, Kaspersky and many other companies.

We can their free versions.

But in many free anti viruses we don't get to see real time protection.

Real time protection means,

When you scan your system,

only then you can find any potential threat otherwise you can't.

And if you are using any software while scanning, which is already attacked by a virus, won't show until you close the software.

These are some problems and limitation with the free anti viruses.

But if you have a free anti virus, with Windows Defender with Windows on latest updates,

then this secure environment is enough for most users.

If you are using internet normally,

and your banking transactions

then you are somewhat safe, and won't face any major problem.

But if you are working on an enterprise level,

and your system has a lot of sensitive information,

and you don't want it to get leaked, then you need paid security for better privacy.

Paid security is flourished with different tools and encryptions that

helps in providing better security to our system.

Hackers can use pen drives and other things to access a system if it is fully protected.

This is why we need more protection.

Plus, you'll see better security against new viruses that are coming to the market.

Overall, if you are having many sensitive information,

you need a paid anti virus.

If you are a casual internet user, then you can get away with Windows Defender.

It can also defend against ransomwares.

And if you want an additional layer of security,

you can use any free anti virus.

The thing about paid anti virus is that if you have a lot of sensitive information,

and the risk of information leak is potent,

only then you should go for a paid anti virus otherwise, a free one can work brilliantly as well.

For a normal user, Windows Defender is more than enough.

So if you have Windows Defender, and you are a casual user,

and you download safe and legal software, you are safe.

Your chances of getting attacked are almost none.

I hope this video helped you to know whether you should keep an anti virus in your laptop or computer or not.

And if you don't want anti virus, then Windows Defender works pretty good.

Even though you don't need many anti viruses for Mac, we are still seeing many anti viruses made for it.

Mac is different even when we get an anti virus in it,

still many less people prefer to add another anti virus in their Mac.

People who use legal software and access internet normally,

for them, Mac is quite sufficient.

Now, I have a question for you all.

Do you guys user anti viruses? If yes, the which one, Windows Defender, free or a paid one?

Let me know in the comments below.

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