MS Windows Defender also has extensive cloud protection enabled: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defe...
Which of course can be disabled. CLR check can also be disabled on windows if someone wants less requests from hosts and could be harmless for some specific configurations.
Tip of the day: Did you know that there are Attack surface reduction rules that can be enabled to, for example "Block Office communication application from creating child processes" https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defe... ? :)
Have you ever tried to disable Defender? Just letting you know it's not nearly as simple as a checkbox.
More secure in the way my home would be more secure if I had a cop permanently stationed in my living room. I'll secure my own machine, thank you very much.