Microsoft Defender Alternatives

Microsoft Defender is described as 'Windows Security (known as Windows Defender Antivirus before Windows 10 May 2020 Update, Windows Defender before Windows 10 Creators Update, or Microsoft Defender Antivirus before Windows 11) is an anti-malware component of Microsoft Windows' and is a very popular Anti-Virus app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Defender for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and Android Tablet apps. The best Microsoft Defender alternative is Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, which is free. Other great apps like Microsoft Defender are ClamAV, Avast Free Antivirus, Bitdefender Antivirus and Kaspersky AntiVirus.

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  1. Millions of users worldwide rely on Spyware Terminator, winner of many awards and high ratings from industry experts and users. Its free comprehensive protection is comparable to competitors' paid versions!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
  2. Twister Antivirus integrates almost all of top class security technology such as Proactive Defense, Virtual Machine, Heuristic, iGene, Blackbox, Rollback and Cloud Security etc. It has unparalleled defense capability to against Viruses, Trojans, Spyware and other all kinds of...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  3. Antivirus software can be very hard to use, it often slows down your computer and seems to be built by engineers for engineers. Digital defender antivirus is designed to be the opposite: easy to use, extremely fast and it should never slow down your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  4. AntiSpy icon
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    AntiSpy is a free but powerful anti virus and rootkits toolkit.It offers you the ability with the highest privileges that can detect,analyze and restore various kernel modifications and hooks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
  5. Preventon’s antivirus software removes and protects you against the latest strains of viruses, malware, worms, Trojans and more. With Preventon Free, you are protected against cyber threats attempting to gain access to your PC.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Raspirus icon
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    Sometimes you work on a computer that is not connected to the internet. It even has no antivirus installed, and you guess you are safe. But it could be used by a lot of people that upload and download files using their personal USB sticks.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. FreeFixer icon
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    FreeFixer is a general purpose removal tool which will help you to delete potentially unwanted software, such as adware, spyware, trojans, viruses and worms.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. iAntiVirus icon
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    With iAntiVirus you are protected against the most nefarious cyber-threats attempting to gain access to your Mac and personal information.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. UnHackMe icon
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    UnHackMe was initially created as anti-rootkit software (2005), but currently eliminates the following types of malicious software:

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. kicom icon
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    KicomAV is an open source (GPL v2) antivirus engine designed for detecting malware and disinfecting it. In fact, Since 1995, it has been written in C/C++ and it was integrated into the ViRobot engine of HAURI, 1998. I decided to re-create a new KicomAV.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Clam Sentinel icon
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    Clam Sentinel is a system tray application that detects file system changes and scans modified files using ClamWin . It also detects new devices (like USB flash drive) and monitors them until the program is closed or until the device is...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Clam Sentinel as an Alternative to Microsoft Defender
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    Clam Sentinel is configurable by the user (file extensions to scan, heuristic options, scan paths, 4 scan logs, detection options) and it works as a front-end to ClamWin.

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    • Clam Sentinel is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Defender is Free Personal and Proprietary
  12. WiperSoft icon
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    WiperSoft can easily scan your PC, detect all unwanted applications (browser hijackers, adware, toolbars, and so on) and ask you which ones you want to remove.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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