Which Antivirus do you use? (Poll)

[DimasRMDO]

I am my own antivirus.

OOOOOH.

Don't rely much on Anti-Virus, brain is the best Anti-Virus :3

[DarrenP]

Where is malwarebytes?

Malwarebytes isn't an Anti-virus, It's a virus removal tool. 

[LLOYD-AF]

I use Kaspersky full software package.

[MEC-777]

Avast me maties.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

Paid Bitdefender

[Eman Resu]

Avast 8 free. And not forgetting Sunbelt Kerio Firewall & AdBlock Plus & NoScript.

 

(People who "don't use anti-virus" do realize that: Windows will use it's own Anti-virus + Firewall software(s) by default, if you don't install them yourself?.) 

[Tim Drake]

Common sense.

[You_are_a_cunt]

I use Common Sense 2015 PRO. It comes preinstalled with any (good) IT guy

[Theminecraftaddict555]

Where is malwarebytes?

Its a anti malware...It can detect some viruses that AVs miss though

[Dabombinable]

Common sense.

 

I use Common Sense 2015 PRO. It comes preinstalled with any (good) IT guy

Its like your asking to get rekt:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaster_(computer_worm)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_worm

[Theminecraftaddict555]

Bitdefender free..Light and effective for most of the time

 

Mix that with hitmanpro and malwarebytes premium you are good

 

but still...Common sense is your top protection out of all of them

[Centurius]

Used to use Kaspersky a lot(cheap student license) and right now on Bitdefender Total Security(also a cheap student license). No complaints about either.

[You_are_a_cunt]

Its like your asking to get rekt:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaster_(computer_worm)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_worm

The last time I installed an antivirus on ANY of my machines was in the early 00s. I have NEVER had to reinstall/format/whatever in over 10 years.

I never said I didn't have a secure network or OS. There's more than one way to prevent your files from getting infected y'kno

[Dabombinable]

The last time I installed an antivirus on ANY of my machines was in the early 00s. I have NEVER had to reinstall/format/whatever in over 10 years.

I never said I didn't have a secure network or OS. There's more than one way to prevent your files from getting infected y'kno

I know (#hardwarefirewallMR), and all OS are vulnerable to worms tailor made for them.

[Vlazzy]

F-Secure

[You_are_a_cunt]

I know (#hardwarefirewallMR), and all OS are vulnerable to worms tailor made for them.

Once you start closing entry points and hardwarefilter your traffic it gets progressively harder to tailor specifics. My firewall sifts through at least 4-500Gb of packets on a daily basis and considering it's a custom Linux kernel that gets (mostly) constant updates and maintenance, I'm pretty safe from your garden variety worms, trojans and whatnot. The only way I could figure out how to get into my intranet is to target specifics, which you won't really see in most (if any) malicious content

[killcomic]

Kaspersky AV. It's like 30 bucks so why not?

[ShiftHitTheFan]

Just got windows 10, and am using malwarebytes along with Bitdefender.

[Kiyuubi]

I think we really need a sticky on this, or recommend software in general. This question is asked too much. This thread should be a sticky, but of course, should be audited for errors and such beforehand..

That aside:

For free AV you should either get Avira or Bitdefender. Bitdefender is more lightweight, but it doesn't give you many options in terms of control or how it works.

If you want a paid one then either Bitdefender or Kaspersky. I would probably go with Kaspersky just for the fact that their team has found a lot of security issues in the past. You can also check out AVTEST, a third-party company that rates AVs. (Bitdefender and Kaspersky are the top 2)

You will also want to scan your computer weekly, or whatever amount of time you are comfortable with, with Malwarebytes. Just to be clear, Malwarebytes is NOT an AV, nor should it be used like one. So do not run it along side your AV, only use it is a scanner. Make sure to not accept the trial it offers, and to disable it on startup.

[Yongtjunkit]

Hi,

I just got a new pc with Windows 10 and I don't want it to be filled with viruses. I don't have money for an antivirus, so I'd like to use some free options.

I was originally thinking about Windows Defender and Malwarebytes, because these don't need a lot of power and Windows Defender is already built-in.

What do you think?

What do you use?

Thanks in advance,

zbarni21

Windows defender is ok for me now