Security Expert Applauds Microsoft’s Approach Towards Antivirus Apps

​Security expert Vesselin Bontchev is praising Microsoft for its approach towards antivirus solutions, explaining in a series of tweets that the Redmond-based tech giant has “learned a lot from the AV industry” and is now working with vendors on getting software right.

These statements come only a few days after a former Mozilla engineer blamed third-party antivirus companies for slowing down computers, breaking down other software, and opening up more vulnerabilities on Windows systems, calling Windows Defender the only antivirus that’s worth having these days.

Bontchev, however, explains that Microsoft itself was less interested in working with antivirus companies and even tried to downplay malware when it first appeared and it affected ...