True. But if I have the DAZ Loader install file on my thumb drive and I plug it into a pc running Bitdefender,... Bitdefender will get the Daz install file asap, Then I have to fish it out of the quarantine folder
What about AVG Free? It's lightweight and lacks all the bloatware that Avast carries. And seems to not cause problems like Avast does sometimes.
Avast can be very annoying Try Bitdefender. They have a free version and it just sits in the corner and does it's thing
You do not enjoy fishing? And why is that a problem? Many AVs detect Daz. They ALL offer the one click solution to "Permanently exclude"!
I installed Avast free, just enable File shield, Behavior shield, Mail shield and Web shield. That's enough for me, very light and performance.
Obviously your showing your ignorance. Install Bitdefender free version on your pc and then pop in a usb with the Daz installer. It Does Not Ask. It'll just take it and give you a pop up stating it removed a potentially harmful program. I'm not going to argue with ignorance again
my choices on Win10 Free AV: Windows Defender, good enough and no-brainer. Paid AV: Emsisoft Anti-Malware, simple to use and efficient.
If I have to run a full scan, eventually I pick Emsisoft Emergency Kit (portable), this is great stuff. Followed by Zemana Antimalware Portable.
Kaspersky free is by far the best choice for a free av but won't satisfy some like me who always complain about heavy resource usage . Alternatively, Comodos CCAV & free IS packs are not bad given they sandbox everything; which can be annoying at times but does keep safe. Comodo's malware signature is good, updates regularly. CCAV(cloud av) is very light on resources & pc/laptop.. Add Zemana antilogger as 2nd opinion, many premium giveaways can be found now & you can grab one. If you go for paid then above UmbroEmsi's suggestion of Emsisoft and/orr Hitmanpro is the best imo. Light on resource & excellent protection.
Windows Defender is good protecting, when u open a file, But Can I also get infected while browsing on the web ? (Kaspersky did blocked alot when browsing the web ) ?
On Windows 10 Creator Update, Windows Defender must be considered as a component of Windows Defender Security Center which include: - Windows Defender (real-time scanner + cloud) - Windows Firewall (basic firewall) - Smartscreen (cloud-based reputation system-wide mechanism), which is also present in Edge and this will protect you while browsing; if you don't use Edge, Smartscreen will only check files you downloaded and may warn you (or block based on your setting) about suspicious or unknown programs from being executed. Note than the next upgrade (Fall update) , WDSC will implement an anti-exploit (aka the ex-EMET)
One reason why I uninstalled Kaspersky Free was that it was blocking pages that I have used for long without any troubles. Wrong alerts and false positives make me feel sick and tired.