> So, I finally removed SEP from my system. Many people in here seemed content with
> simply having Windows defender turned on, and that's it.
>
Defender is a disaster and a legal minefield.
1. You can't disable it permanently.
2. It scans network (NAS) drives even if you tell it not to, bringing the internal network to its knees.
3. It deletes stuff without saying anything. You only find out later when you find empty zipfiles, or files that are full of zeroes.
4. You can't decide not to have a virus scanner.
All of these things would be questionable legally in certain countries, if the authorities bothered to take action.
You should be able to turn it off permanently if you're not connected to the internet.
You should have the choice of what it should do when a detection is made (not later).
You shouldn't have to hack the registry, group policy or use Powershell to make adjustments.
You should have the choice of ignoring certain files.
To stop it scanning my NAS I added a firewall rule. But then Defender decided this rule was a virus and tried to rip it out. How DARE it try to overrule my choices? Microsoft are certainly looking to get sued by someone.
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