Windows 10 - Microsoft just shared some MAJOR news about virus, malware for your PC

Microsoft has shared its latest Security Intelligence Report.

The research shows that almost all Windows 10 PCs are now running anti-virus software, thanks to the in-built Windows Defender app that's switched on automatically – unless an alternative anti-virus app is installed by the user.

Thanks to the inclusion of the Windows Defender app, the "unprotected rate" of users has plummeted to a meagre 3 per cent of PCs that Microsoft updates.

Historically, Microsoft has always been a little reluctant to build-in protection for its users, partly because of anti-trust threats from the software companies behind anti-virus apps
Back in 2006 – when half of all PCs were unprotected – McAfee and Symantec both threatened anti-trust lawsuits when news of Microsoft's plan to include Kernel PatchGuard in Windows Vista                                                                                                                       Ahead of the launch of Windows 7 in 2009, AVG told ZDnet in an interview, "At this point, we're watching in Brussels to ensure they don't bundle [anti-virus software] with Windows and trigger about a trillion lawsuits."

Unfortunately, the aftermath of that approach means 28 per cent of Vista PCs and 20 per cent of Windows 7 PCs still in operation are still unprotected.

With Windows 10, the main problems contributing to unprotected PCs are users failing to update their devices, turning off the bundled anti-virus software – or simply snoozing it.

Another factor that is likely to put many Windows 10 users' minds at ease is the fact that Microsoft's brand-new browser, Edge, has much better security than Internet Explorer...