Tech Advisor - UK (2020-03)

MARCH 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 45

TheVirus& threatprotectionis whereMicrosoft

hasreally filled out its antivirus chops, and its AV

program is still known as Windows Defender. In earlier

versions, built-in security for Windows just did its job

in the background. The current version allows you to

run four different kinds of scans, all of which are pretty

standard for antivirus.

You can run a quick scan to search the most

common places that viruses and malware are likely

to hide. There’s a longer full scan section that checks

all files and programs on your hard disk. You can also

Windows Security’s
virus scan section