Whats the best antivirus/anti-malware software

[spiralfuzion]

Now I'm becoming more secure with what I do on the internet I would like suggestions on the best paid antimalware/virus software that'll help me protect my devices. 

[fuzz0r]

I use Bitdefender Internet Security and am very happy with it.

[Natsoup]

The best antivirus is smart web browsing. 

Then use malwarebytes if you get a bug.

[GER_T4IGA]

Brain.exe

Just be careful with what youd dowload, execute or install.

[DiamondShark286]

just run virus.exe and you will be fine jk. a good free one is avast but probably shouldn't go for mcafee or norton slow down you computer a lot.

[spiralfuzion]

just downloaded malware bytes. 

1 minute ago, Tb428 said:

just run virus.exe and you will be fine jk. a good free one is avast but probably shouldn't go for mcafee or norton slow down you computer a lot.

 

7 minutes ago, Natsoup said:

The best antivirus is smart web browsing. 

Then use malwarebytes if you get a bug.

 

6 minutes ago, GER_T4IGA said:

Brain.exe

Just be careful with what youd dowload, execute or install.

 

[Wyzzy Moon]

malware bytes for monthly scans, and something like AVG or Avast as fulltime check.
maby EMET in the background.

That's what I run

[Natsoup]

3 minutes ago, spiralfuzion said:

just downloaded malware bytes. 

 

 

 

Awesome. Happy browsing  

[spiralfuzion]

3 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

In order of effectiveness:

1. Router with configurable ip and domain based firewall
2. Hostsman with MoaAB list
3. uBlock Origin extension for Chrome/FF
4. Netlimiter
5. Malwrebytes Premium (for the browser anti-exploit)
6. Keyscrambler

In my opinion. Of course avoiding shady sites, email and links is the best measure and its free.

thanks this helps a bunch. Care to expand a little on keyscrambler? Is it just a program that specifically protects against keyloggers? 

[Gonio]

Check out ESET. Have been using Smart security for years and hasn't let me down yet.

[captain_to_fire]

22 minutes ago, spiralfuzion said:

Now I'm becoming more secure with what I do on the internet I would like suggestions on the best paid antimalware/virus software that'll help me protect my devices. 

Check out AV ratings at AV-Test and AV-Comparatives. Basically, Windows 10's built in Windows Defender is not so good with zero-day malware especially if someone has a very risky online activity. 

[spiralfuzion]

1 minute ago, hey_yo_ said:

Check out AV ratings at AV-Test and AV-Comparatives. Basically, Windows 10's built in Windows Defender is not so good with zero-day malware especially if someone has a very risky online activity. 

thanks will do!  

[spiralfuzion]

2 minutes ago, Gonio said:

Check out ESET. Have been using Smart security for years and hasn't let me down yet.

looks really professional I'll look into it. 

[spiralfuzion]

1 minute ago, huilun02 said:

Yup thats what it does. Barely uses system resources.

I'll use it. Won't hurt to use it haha. 

[TVwazhere]

I use Avast (free), runs smoothly, isnt intrusive and has never given me an issue with downloads or games. 

 

Malwarebytes is a must

[bi3sty]

I use Malwarebytes and AVG.

[TetraSky]

There's no such thing as a "best" anti virus.

Any anti virus that is updated regularly will do the job, along with a bit of common sense.

Some are better than others, especially for zero-day exploits, for that you can just look at AV-test or AV-Comparatives to get a good idea of what is "better" or not(or one of the many others AV tests out there), but even the Windows Defender is "good enough".

 

I would suggest getting one with an active firewall for the added browser protection(built-in Windows firewall may as well not exist, it's useless 99% of the time.)

The rest is up to personal preferences.

 

Just try the trial versions of a few Internet Security suites from the like of Bitdefender, Kaspersky, ESET, Norton, Avira, AVG etc... and see which one you like the best.

(If you can, make a backup of your PC first, and then restore it after you're done testing the trials. Anti viruses are notorious for leaving a lot of "trash" behind even after getting rid of them)

 

Personally Bitdefender outright failed on my PC, it never worked everytime I tried it (3 times over 3 years, because every year I try a few suites when my current license expire), it would block my network access completely with its custom SSL or it would just crash when I tried to open it. Thus the importance of trying the trial before buying.

 

 

Keep in mind that Malwarebyte is NOT an anti-virus.