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October 2025

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

August 2025

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

5.5

June 2025

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

April 2025

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

February 2025

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

December 2024

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

October 2024

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

August 2024

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

5.5

6

6

June 2024

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

5.5

6

6

April 2024

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

February 2024

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

December 2023

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

October 2023

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

5.5

6

August 2023

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

5.5

6

6

June 2023

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

April 2023

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

5.5

February 2023

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Certified

6

5

6

December 2022

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender Antivirus 4.18
Certified

6

5

6

October 2022

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Certified

6

5

6

August 2022

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Certified

5.5

4.5

6

June 2022

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

April 2022

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

5.5

6

6

February 2022

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

December 2021

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

October 2021

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

August 2021

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

5.5

6

June 2021

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

April 2021

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

February 2021

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

December 2020

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

October 2020

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

August 2020

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Enterprise) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

June 2020

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

April 2020

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Certified

5.5

5.5

6

February 2020

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

5.5

6

6

December 2019

Microsoft
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (Consumer) 4.18
Top product

6

5.5

6

October 2019

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.18
Top product

5.5

6

6

August 2019

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.18
Top product

6

5.5

6

June 2019

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.18
Top product

6

6

6

April 2019

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.18
Top product

6

5.5

6

February 2019

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.18
Certified

6

5.5

5.5

December 2018

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.18
Certified

6

5.5

5.5

October 2018

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.18
Certified

5.5

5.5

6

August 2018

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.12 &4.18
Top product

6

5.5

6

June 2018

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.12
Top product

6

5.5

6

April 2018

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.12
Certified

5.5

5.5

5.5

February 2018

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.10
Top product

6

5.5

6

December 2017

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.12
Certified

6

5.5

4

October 2017

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.11
Certified

5

5

4

August 2017

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.10
Certified

5

4.5

4

June 2017

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender Antivirus 4.11
Certified

5.5

5

4.5

April 2017

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.10
Certified

4.5

4.5

6

February 2017

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.10
Certified

5.5

5

6

December 2016

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.8
Certified

4.5

4.5

6

October 2016

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.10
Certified

3

4.5

5.5

August 2016

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.9
Certified

3.5

5

5.5

June 2016

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.8
Certified

4

5.5

5.5

April 2016

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.8
Certified

3

5

5.5

February 2016

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.8
Certified

3

5

6

December 2015

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.8

4.5

5

6

October 2015

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.8

3.5

4.5

6

August 2015

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.8

3

5

6

June 2015

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.7

0.5

3

6

April 2015

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.7

0.5

5

6

February 2015

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.6

0

3.5

6

December 2014

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.6

0

5

6

October 2014

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.4

0

4.5

6

August 2014

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.5

0

4.5

6

June 2014

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.5

0.5

3

6

April 2014

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.3 & 4.4

0

5

6

February 2014

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.4

0

4

6

December 2013

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.3

0

5

6

October 2013

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.3

0

4

6

August 2013

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.2 & 4.3

0.5

5

6

June 2013

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.2

0

3.5

6

April 2013

Microsoft
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.2

1

4.5

6

February 2013

Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Defender 4.0

2

3.5

6

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