Best Anti Virus / Anti Malware?

[A Silver]

I always use to use windows defender but i decided to use Malware Bytes and it detected 500 threats where Windows Defender detected nothing so i decided i need a better anti virus. Should i stick with malware bytes or get something else?

[Dat Guy]

There is no "better" anti-virus software. If you really think you need a resource-clogging software that blinks in your tray, just stick with the Windows Defender, it does not decrease your performance too much.

 

Note that MalwareBytes has a different purpose, it also detects "potentially unwanted software", not just malware.

[Ketchup_Fish]

I use malware bytes because it simply works

[beanhubbleday]

Malware Bytes is great  (& FREE)

[tom_w141]

I use bitdefender as its lightweight and detects when you are running games and changes profile to minimise its impact on system resources.

[Bazilias]

I would go for Avast but because it uses a lot from your system I would just go for Windows Defender and use Malwarebytes when needed.

[EPPHO]

Best antivirus is is the knowledge and not browsing suspicious sites

[dfsdfgfkjsefoiqzemnd]

I'll just drop this here ...

 

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/01/antivirus-is-bad/

[wilamu]

Windows Defender is actually fine as an anti-malware. 

 

Or

• Avast (Free or Paid) - both are great
• Malwarebytes - it's free and well known in the tech world. Known to do its job excellently.
• Emsisoft - less "known" but I used it on a trial basis not long ago and I actually really liked it.

I try to stay away from any of the big brands like AGV etc. They're resource heavy and have started to be like damn adware.

[Xenti3]

Bullguard is a great one i've been using that for years. But if you're after a free soluton i would suggest avira or malware bytes.