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Which Anti-Virus for PC?
MightyUnclean
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Which anti-virus do you guys recommend for PC? I only use this desktop for going to trusted sites and playing games. I was going to download the free versions of AVG and Avast, but both directed me to download.cnet.com. The last time I downloaded something there, it included that effing Search Conduit browser hijacker, which was a huge pain to remove. I don't mind paying for a quality product.
Thanks!
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If you're on Win 7, Microsoft Security Essentials works fairly well. If you're on windows 8, the built in Defender works pretty well.
If you feel you need more robust security than Microsoft provides with those, then Norton Anti-Virus (and only AV, the bigger packages are crap).
I self identify as a monkey.
NOT Norton, there have been numerous reports how bad Norton is.
I am using McAfee and so far I have no complaints about it.
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Is this a joke?
Avast and Trend Micro are both good. The big test last year was Fin-^sher trojan, both these anti virus detected it.
A good anti-virus should also not have it's origin in any of the FVEY countries.
Do not ever download something from CNET, they include malware, adware and bundleware wrappers.
Never ever download anything from CNET or SourceForge.
These idiots have been doing it for years and people still fall for it.
Sourceforge distributed malware through their Installer. Just google Binkiland.
They removed it just now because of bad press.
"going into arguments with idiots is a lost cause, it requires you to stoop down to their level and you can't win"
lol, sourceforge has been bundling malware for years
welcome to the internet I guess
latest example: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/sourceforge-grabs-gimp-for-windows-account-wraps-installer-in-bundle-pushing-adware/
I think it's hilarious you say "professionals I work with", when you don't even know sourceforge is filled with malware.
Yeah, I'm sure you're a "professional", lmao.
lol @ bitdefender btw, you're hilarious
oh boy, anti-virus review? you serious?
go look at how bitdefender scored against finfisher injections
it stopped NONE, full pass, no warning, full trojan injection of finfisher
bitdefender is a piece of crap
just to add, bitdefender got hacked a day ago, hackers are releasing all user data
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/07/31/bitdefender-hacked/
told you bitdefender is a piece of garbage
BTW, the hackers say the passwords weren't encrypted..
I also use Revo Uninstall to regularly do a sweep of my installations. Keeping them to a minimum if possible.
Most important thing is being critical of your installs yourself though.
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Yes, it's a bit of a hassle to learn how to use it. And to have to okay (once) every programs outgoing stream. But on the other hand, it is a real pleasure to nix the outgoing communications of some programs and certain Windows Services after they have no good reason for calling home anymore. Also, for example if you see an unknown program called something like "iloveyou.exe" or "#^23*&k**.exe" trying to contact an IP address in Russia etc., you can probably be sure you've got trouble. No matter if you've had an alert from your antivirus software or not.
I realize that. But it has an extensive set of permissions built in (anyone with a certificate?), and I'm also pretty sure it trusts by default any .exe being run on your system. Ask yourself, when was the last time the Windows Firewall ever asked for your permission to allow communication? I'd say the answer was never, for me.
I am sure you could manually write rules for the Windows Firewall if you really wanted to. But how do you write a rule for an .exe you aren't even aware is installed?
Edit: Afraid I might be saying something stupid, I took a (another) look at the built in firewall in Win7. It can't regulate or monitor outgoing traffic at all. And that's its problem.
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Agree - doesn't slow computer and does a good job protecting
Tried others like AVG, Malware, Kaspersky, Norton etc etc. Bitdefender is by far my fav
Malwarebites is the best