it is anti-malware and as a matter of interest was originally known as Microsoft AntiSpyware.
Since the two are doing two different jobs I will tell you from experience that you won't be having conflicts.
I'm running both Windows Defender and Avast anti-virus programs, should I keep both running or should only one be used? Thank You

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