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		revelation on Aug 2, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft didn’t sandbox Windows Defender, so I di... Performance is important when you are scanning all system IO for the "I Love You" virus. The only sandbox I apply to this "realtime scanning" is to disable it wholesale. Instead of this waste of a Moore cycle Microsoft should add a few more patch days.

minikites on Aug 2, 2017 [–]

I'm sure all the people who already pitch a fit about updates and restarts would be thrilled.

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