So which Antivirus do you prefer and can you tell me why?

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Hey guys so im curious to know which of these two antivirus, that are top tier in reviews and acclaims, you prefer so that i will know which to get . Gotta stay safe in this ever changing connected world... both on stationary and on the run.

[Tagiau]

Kaspersky because bitdefender updated and broke for me. 

[Nexxus]

in b4 you dont need anti virus if you are smart

[Ao_]

Window Defender, very cool yes

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B4? :l Battlefield 4 or you refer to something else ? I know what i do online and where to go to prevent catastrophic information susceptility but i dunno to what to associate your b4 as in "before" or the world?

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Cant go wrong with, be praised Microsoft!!

[AresKrieger]

Microsoft security essentials cuz windows 7

[Xenift]

Bitfender, i have been using it for quite a while, no issues, many useful features such as registry fix, defragmentation tools etc.

 

Also very good with OS swaps. I didn't lose my key over 4 swaps.

[Smooth Bunz]

I use windows defender and malwarebytes

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Wow  :mellow: . They must be that good

[paprikman]

Brains.

No programm can protect u, if u're stupid.

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Mate.... im 3 gens ahead ! 10 for tah win!

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True, but you still cannot see trough digital data so there may be malicious files bombarding our computer trough the network channel... who knows that when information splits into millions of tiny packages one of them comes bloonishly infected with god knows what right?

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Solid combination yes

[Nexxus]

B4? :l Battlefield 4 or you refer to something else ? I know what i do online and where to go to prevent catastrophic information susceptility but i dunno to what to associate your b4 as in "before" or the world?

lol yes it means in before someone posts saying ..whatever in this case that you dont need anti virus

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Not even for a mobile device running android? Theres still bitdefender and kaspersky to choose from there .

[Nexxus]

Not even for a mobile device running android? Theres still bitdefender and kaspersky to choose from there .

I personally don't use one on a phone but phones are extremely closed off ecosystems and its unlikely malware will compromize a phone (not impossible but unlikely, especially if you don't root/jailbreak or install .apks that are floating around on the web) a machine as open as windows or even OSX though is a different matter entirely. 

Anyways, to answer you question I personally use Avast, with Malware Bytes and "Windows Firewall Control" its an addon for the stock windows firewall that gives popup prompts when connections are attempted to be made and lets you decide how to handle the traffic.

[Minzo]

Not even for a mobile device running android? Theres still bitdefender and kaspersky to choose from there .

Could you please include the text you're quoting? My scroll-wheel is falling apart because of you.

[MblaZe7run]

None, mostly because I'm smart with my browsing and haven't had a virus in over 3 years now

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[Speedbird]

Honestly I just use Windows Defender. It's enough if you know what you're doing. Most of the link-scanning, securely-password-saving, spam-filtering features have free alternatives.

[Archarin]

I use Webroot and Malwarebytes. Webroot scored has having the least impact when gaming and stuff. It scored adequately in virus tests. I really liked it because it didn't have a lot of things I didn't want and the UI is neat.

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Alright then : 

[EmeraldFlame]

I'm going to go 'other' and say Avast. I've always had great experiences with it, it's relatively lightweight, and it has a single option that turns off all the pop-up warnings and sounds that all the AV's have anymore. Plus free forever.

[Enderman]

malwarebytes + AVG

a lot of people use a vast instead of AVG, its just as good

I just like the AVG interface design better

all 3 of these are free ^^^

[Enderman]

None, mostly because I'm smart with my browsing and haven't had a virus in over 3 years now

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I hope you realize that trusted program updates and drivers can be infected with viruses...

Your being "smart" isn't going to stop those at all

You're not even going to know you have a virus when you get one either