Windows Defender is still supported, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a good choice. While Windows Defender offers essential cybersecurity protections, it doesn’t provide enough to keep you fully protected in 2022. You should choose an alternative antivirus like Norton, Bitdefender, or TotalAV instead. While they’re not free antiviruses like Windows Defender, they all offer better quality features.
However, if you’re certain you don’t want to pay for an antivirus, you should still consider switching to a free alternative like Avira Free. Avira Free comes with more features than Windows Defender (such as a secure VPN and password manager), and it caught more malware samples in my tests than Windows Defender did.