Most users these days have an antivirus, whatever it may be, installed on their computer. Many opt for the proposal that Microsoft offers us by default in its operating system, Windows Defender. Despite its growth, it still has aspects to improve, as we will see below.
We must bear in mind that this antivirus that the software giant offers us is one of the proposals that has grown the most in recent times. In this way, it manages to attract more and more customers who opt for this antivirus instead of other external third-party solutions. Right now this antivirus already has a market share of over 50% on Windows -based computers, and it continues to grow.
However, right now we can assure you that it still has some sections that need to improve a lot. We tell you this because in a series of tests carried out recently, this software has shown some important deficiencies in terms of malware detection. Initially in the most recent tests from the company AV-Comparatives , a high rate of detection and protection has been seen in Microsoft Defender. But it is also noteworthy that the offline detection rate is weaker than most competing solutions.
Windows Defender fails offline protection
We say all this because based on the results of these tests, Windows Defender had one of the worst offline detection results . This is a mode of operation that over the years continues to have enormous importance. It is true that today many security solutions focus on cloud protection. With this we achieve greater efficiency in real time thanks to the constant updates sent by the responsible companies. Hence, these firms focus a good part of their efforts on protecting us through the cloud.
However, the developers of these security solutions must be very aware of everything related to offline protection. And it is that today many computers in certain circumstances do not have an internet connection, but they need to be protected to the maximum. This is precisely where Microsoft has failed with Windows Defender, something that we have been able to know thanks to the tests of the independent company AV-Comparatives .
AV-Comparatives offline antivirus test
If we take a look at the tests that we discussed, we will see that, in terms of offline behavior, Windows Defender only managed to detect 60.3% of all threats . It must be said that only Panda Free Antivirus, with a detection rate of 40.6% and Trend Micro Internet Security with 36.1%, obtained worse results. In contrast, the remaining 14 antivirus solutions offer better offline detection rates.
A clear example of all this is seen in Bitdefender, which managed to detect 97.8% of threats. Also, many other antivirus detected more than 90% on offline computers. It is true that this antivirus obtained the best results on connected devices, but this is not the case at hand. We say this because a security solution with this market penetration must be efficient in both modes.
It is true that most computers maintain permanent connections to the Internet. But that is not an excuse, since this is not always the case, so Microsoft will have to work on the offline protection of its Windows Defender antivirus .