Posted on 04/08/2017 5:36:57 AM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
“It may not be trendy, but I’ve used Norton forever, and never had a serious problem.”
Me and thee. I’ve had a computer since about 1991, and Norton is all I’ve ever used and the service is good. Any time I’ve had a question or whatever, I’ve done a chat and things were answered and/or fixed.
Ugh, Norton IS a virus. Kaspersky for me because if you can’t trust a Russian Hacker who can you trust?
Personally, I always thought and still do, that Linux was by far the best Anti-Virus Software
Security Essentials seems to work pretty well... and it is free.
My experience with the major offerings is that they do way too much and they have too much overhead. I really don’t want to have the software tune my system for performance. I just want virus protection!
Agreed!
We run it on all of our computers at work. 50+.
I use AVAST, the free version (anti virus only) and I’ve never had an issue. It runs silently in the background and doesn’t bother me much at all. You need an email to register the free version, and once a year they will try and get you to upgrade with the pay version (which is also good just a tad overkill for the average user) but the free virus protection is free ha.
Sounds like you’ll get a recommendation for every known AV proggie in this thread.
I’ve used and recommended both Avast and Malwarebytes. Good results with both.
I echo those who recommend sticking with Microsoft’s built-in Windows Defender, especially on Windows 10. I have temporarily used free versions of Avast, AVG and others over the years, but only use a 3rd-party tool on my 3 remaining XP machines that no longer receive Security Essentials updates.
I have 7 Windows 10 machines running, and the all rely on Defender. It’s free, updates almost daily and is non-intrusive. It occasionally catches something and eliminates it. When that happens, I double-check with the free Malwarebytes and a rootkit scanner, just to be safe.
Haven’t ever lost a byte to a virus or had yo reload Windows because of one.
Malwarebytes is not an AV its an antimalware program. Its good though I prefer superantispyware.
Hands down...PCmatic.
which version of Malwarebytes do you have?
I have used several over the years. Each one eventually grew into bloatware or conflicted with other software/hardware.
When I started using Win 7, I decided to use the Windows Security Essentials. It works smoothly with my software and hardware. It may not be as intensive as the commercial AV programs, but it seems sufficient for my needs. I also have a router and firewall. On the Gibson stealth tests, my desktop and laptop always show that they are ‘invisible’ to the outside world.
I use a combination of Avast, Malwarebytes and CC Cleaner on my Win 10 laptop. These are free versions, and they are light on resources compared to NAV. No problems.
I am a STRONG advocate of occasional image backups. They have saved me several times from having to do a complete reinstallion of Windows and all of the software programs.
I currently use the free-for-home version of Macrium Reflect to create image files for both my desktop and laptop.
Sometimes, System Restore either is not enough or will not work. That is when restoring from an image backup is gold.
https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree
Avast. Its free z d works great. I dumped Norton for it 6 years ago.
Avast
I took a class on PC Security (basically how to hack 101) and the teacher recommended ESET (just like post # 1 said).
However, I use Bit Defender for free use. Never had a problem with it other than it stopping older software from running and having to prevent it from doing that in the settings.
Ask Hillary! to come over and wipe your computer clean with a dish rag.
I gave up on av long ago and just let Microsoft deal with it, whatever they installed.
Instead, I say just buy lots of usb’s and copy to them frequently.
I’d rather lose my car than my data.
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