{"id":8729,"date":"2018-02-12T01:29:01","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T01:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/blog\/?p=8729"},"modified":"2023-11-17T03:54:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T03:54:31","slug":"windows-10-defender-protect-scareware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/blog\/windows-10-defender-protect-scareware","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 Defender Can Protect Against Scareware"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>An overview of Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection for Windows 10 Creators Update [Video]<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ytb\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"An overview of Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection for Windows 10 Creators Update\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qxeGa3pxIwg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Video uploaded by <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MSFTMechanics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Mechanics<\/a> on <strong>April 7, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Windows 10 Defender Can Protect Against Scareware<\/h2>\n<p>When I was just being acquainted with the PC world, I was very easy to scare. Any alert made me jump out of my skin. \u201cYour computer is infected!\u201d, \u201cYour system is too slow, click here to boost it!\u201d Do these threats ring a bell? They lured an anxious user with \u201cThis registry cleaner is a must-have for advanced users!\u201d I must confess I was charmed into this trap more than once before I learned it the hard way to never trust these promises.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these softwares weren\u2019t viruses, but they were poorly concocted by ignorant coders and did quite the damage to my system. The problem is that they are hard to remove without any traces and often hide and work covertly. The good antiviruses usually cope with the issue and Microsoft wants their Windows 10 Defender to play in the field.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 10 Defender, a built-in antivirus software for Windows 10, will start removing scareware next month, on March, 1. Microsoft put it as the software that features \u201ccoercive messages\u201d or \u201cmisleading content to pressure you into paying for additional services or performing superfluous actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This class of software is never scarce and the number of \u201coptimisers\u201d, \u201ctweakers\u201d and \u201ccleaners\u201d is growing in geometric progression. The free version of the software you\u2019ve been naive enough to download digs up some \u2018errors\u2019 and suggests you to buy the \u2018full version\u2019 to fix them. An average user has absolutely no way to say if these errors have been there before at all. Besides the message is written in an alarming and exaggerating manner that is used to cause anxiety in a reader. The errors are labeled as almost impossible to correct unless you buy the copy of the software in question. The sum the shareware asks is usually a small one to give it a second thought. It\u2019s all part of the lure. Hardly anyone would hesitate on the verge of losing all their data.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8740\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8740\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8740\" src=\"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/windows-10-defender.png\" alt=\"The Creators Update introduces the Windows Defender Security Center, which makes it easier to take control of your security settings\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/windows-10-defender.png 600w, https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/windows-10-defender-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/windows-10-defender-217x150.png 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Creators Update introduces the Windows Defender Security Center, which makes it easier to take control of your security settings<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some alerts are waiting for you on various websites full of pictures, memes and GIFs. They presume that your system is running slow (and such \u2018heavy\u2019 websites do take some time to download) and suggest to boost it. It\u2019s a bit like boosting your car with nitro in a racing game. You press a button or an icon and \u201cfloor\u201d the gas pedal. But more often than not such boosters just boggle the system and cripple the registry.<\/p>\n<p>If you return to their website fuming with fury, you\u2019ll be suggested another super-duper add-on and so on and so on. Well down this road you\u2019ll discover you need a very good AV to get your system back in working condition.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes even a rollback won\u2019t do and the OS should be reinstalled.<\/p>\n<p>Our readers can object and give an example of legit registry cleaners and tweakers that work, but the thing is that their makers use a conventional marketing strategy and work as expected. Microsoft wants in no way to ruin their business and allows the software makers to check the products at the company\u2019s Windows Defender portal before launching them.<\/p>\n<p>We are preparing a review of reliable registry tweakers and are going to also discuss if Windows 10 needs them in the first place. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and our blog for more updates.<\/p>\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/comprehensive-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 10 Security, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender Security Center, Firewall &amp; Windows Hello<\/a> &#8211; Microsoft.com<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/sell-microsoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sell your Microsoft products<\/a> &#8211; The best place to sell used electronic devices online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An overview of Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection for Windows 10 Creators Update [Video] Video uploaded by Microsoft Mechanics on April 7, 2017 Windows 10 Defender Can Protect Against Scareware When I was just being acquainted with the PC world, I was very easy to scare. Any alert made me jump out of my skin. 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