I have Avast! Antivirus; is that still good or should I switch to something better? I'm not much of a fan of Windows Defender either... If I had the money for a great antivirus I would totally check things out...but alas, it's not to be D: If there are any great free alternatives, by all means please continue to suggest them~
anti-virus comparatives december 2015 #1 = avira, bit defender, kaspersky, panda & trend micro #2 = avg #3 = escan, f-secure & tencent sophos home version 1.0.2 for windows...no longer avast free is not a security suite...avast free = antivirus + browser cleaner + password manager avast premier is the complete security suite...not for me though i personally would never subscribe to an anti-virus vendor that recommends google chrome browser on their homepage with all due respect to your opinion...free protection can never & will never be on par with paid protection
Guys, How about kaspersky? I am using kaspersky 30 days trial since last six months. For me it is working fine.
I totally agree with T-S! Everything lies down in the hands of the client behind the screen! I also started with an 80286 CPU, running at 12Mhz and only an b/w screen, no HDD, no mouse. In all those years i really NEVER got malware or virus on my system. Your computer IS what you doing with it! So as for me MSE is sufficient. Now and then a run of MalWareBytes and you good to go.
I wear a gas mask, nbc suit, chirurgical gloves, my rig is in a faraday cage, when I connect to the internet I make three genuflexion, throw salt over my left shoulder... btw I shoot down any black cat in the vicinity
According to latest AV test and AV comparatives publications, MSE and WD have come a long way over the past few months. But if you insist on using a third party AV, I suggest Qihoo 360, Avast free, Avira free or Panda free (or even Comodo IS if you're an advanced user). For paid suites, I suggest Norton internet security or Kasper internet security. And you should add an adblock extension to your browser; uBlock origin is the best ATM. And you should also have antiexploit like Malwarebytes antiexploit free. And don't forget to keep your Windows and all programs updated.
I have several computers and use BitDefender on a couple, Kaspersky on a couple and Norton Security on several. They all do what they are designed to do, protect the computer. I initially used these three to test them since all the systems were Windows 7 originally and I had no problem with any of them so just kept using them on the systems they were installed on. Personally, I don't feel you could go wrong choosing any one of them.
I find AV to heavy ans slow system and network down as if I have a virus. So I run computers without any AV now, except for on laptop I use for email, but not sure I need it on that anymore either. You just need be carefull what emails you open and where you browse. I use ff with plugins to stop ads, javascript and flash and enable them on sites I trust.
I'm still using avast, although some recent reports say that Avast free is not as good as other alternatives.
The fact is: there isn't any Best AntiVirus (etc.) Apps! Any of those Apps has it's good point's and weak point's! Those differs from Apps to Apps and it's up to the end user to find out which will suit him/her at best! And that applies for Freeware and Payware!! Just it's recommended to read what others have for experiences with which apps! Important facts are also what else is used on Apps, special system tools etc., if it come to choose which should be used. What's for one user simply excellent, could be for others the worse they ever used!