What antivirus?

[geocyclic]

What antivirus would you recommend for a new pc, whether free or paid?

[191x7]

PC gor what purpose?

Home user or gaming? None, the Windows defender is good enough.

[geocyclic]

5 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

Homeuser or gaming?

Primarily gaming

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

2 hours ago, geocyclic said:

Primarily gaming

Windows Defender nowadays is pretty much all anyone needs. You can also opt to install MalwareBytes to have it run alongside but I personally haven't bothered in years. 

 

Of course any anti-virus wouldn't be a match if you don't use good judgment when browsing online and vetting the software/files you download and open. 

[Akolyte]

6 hours ago, geocyclic said:

What antivirus would you recommend for a new pc, whether free or paid?

Hey mate, I know you've got an excellent marked answer there - I want to expand on this and add some extra info. 

 

Avoid third-party antivirus if you can - it usually installs very deep modules in your system to analyse your files, giving them a lot of access to your personal data, even if Windows encrypt it. 

 

These modules can also make your system more vulnerable or even unstable as they usually aren't maintained as well as Microsoft's code, and so, for a bit more. malicious code detection capabilities, you're losing your privacy and confidence in your system's robustness. 

 

People will tell you otherwise, but don't trust third-party antivirus - stick with Defender.   

 

Just make sure you:

- Install Windows Updates

- Keep your browser up-to-date, check for updates every morning or afternoon if you can, 

- If anyone sends you any files, especially a document or an exe you don't trust - ask someone you know to review it or upload it to virustotal.com.