DIRECT PRICE Free with Windows
RETAIL PRICE Not applicable
icrosoft Defender is Windows’ integrated malware protection, and with detection performance that compares well to both free and paid-for rivals, it’s good enough to rely on for security. As we discussed last month (), the “Defender” naming scheme is confusing, but this is a review of free Microsoft Defender Antivirus and related tools that are built into the Windows 10 and 11 Security app.
