virus scanner

[Robinvv]

wich virus scanner should i use i always had macafee since my parents had a subscription dont have it anymore

wich one would u guys suggest

 

i dont intend on paying btw

[Chriz6097]

AVG, because I'm too cheap to get anything that isn't free.

[Bonsai99]

Avast!

[DudeWazap]

I use Malwarebytes with Nod32.

[madknight3]

Get McAfee if you want constant subscription reminders! I loved that! (it came with my Lenovo laptop and I don't know why it took me so long to just uninstall the thing)

[Bluethulhu]

I use Avast + Malwarebytes + Spybot 2 S&D

[kuzimins]

malwarebytes

[brownninja97]

malwarebytes, best by far

[CornOnJacob]

I use AVG but Avast is great as well. Malwarebytes is the best for on-demand scanning that's free.

[ForsakenLive]

Avast with Malawarebytes and Spybot 2 S&D

[Robinvv]

malwarebytes it is

[Bonsai99]

malwarebytes it is

Malwarebytes is more intended for anti-malware and doesn't have a realtime scanner unless you pay for it.

It is more meant to compliment your antivirus rather than replace it.

[TheTechGenius]

In my opinion, Malwarebytes is the best, and the most lightweight. And it doesn't get annoying with random popup ads about upgrading to the paid version. And if your like me, and you download Game Trainers for PC Games, you can turn off "Real Time Scanning" with just one or two mouse clicks, so Malwarebytes doesn't delete the Trainer when you try to run it, thinking its a virus.  And when you turn off Real Time Scanning for the time you are using the Trainer, the other security features stay on and protect your PC. And you can even disable Malwarebytes completely and make it so it doesn't start up with your PC, so it isn't active at all, until you run it and put it back on the Start Up list. 

 

I know with most Anti Virus programs, you cannot disable the program completely. Such as McAfee, the only way to disable it completely is to boot into safemode, and uninstall it. I don't think you can uninstall it any other way (However, I haven't used McAfee in years, so it could be different now, im not sure) 

[Flight1sim]

How come nobody said Norton 360? We'll if you have money, norton definitely, if not go for malwarebytes

[consoleconvergence2pc]

Take a look at the topic i started 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/97310-anti-virus/