Doubling down on this, I do the same and have had maybe 1 instance where Defender didn't catch something in what seems like the last 10 years I've used it almost exclusively for 'virus' protection.
More often then not you'll find some "helpful" changes to your browsing experience, and/or "team.bitcoinz" running at 100% cpu, or your files are encrypted.
Most viruses aren't stealthy, although a few are, and you're right, those you'll have a hard time with if they're well hidden and undetected.
IMO - Something like Glasswire + Windows Defender is pretty robust. Nearly any virus will need network connectivity after all.
Don't recall what specifically I was doing at the time but was maybe 7 or 8 years ago my computer got a virus and took me close to a week to fully gain control of my machine again. Only time I got actual warnings from Defender about something it couldn't erase.
lawnchair_larry|6 years ago
penagwin|6 years ago
Most viruses aren't stealthy, although a few are, and you're right, those you'll have a hard time with if they're well hidden and undetected.
IMO - Something like Glasswire + Windows Defender is pretty robust. Nearly any virus will need network connectivity after all.
nesky|6 years ago