Microsoft sinks in antivirus tests, as Avira, Bitdefender hit top scores

Last updated on September 8th, 2018

If you’re only running Microsoft’s in-built antivirus service, you might want to think again.  The latest antivirus scores from the Madgeburg, Germany-based testing lab AV-Test ranks Windows Defender as the worst-performing anti-malware app out of the 22 most common consumer products tested.