Best Paid Antivirus? No BS, just reliable and premium.

[razorthekid]

Im looking for the best paid antivirus, simple and good. And one that doesnt totally slow down my PC.

 

My rig:

Gtx 1070 8gb Gigabyte

I5 6600k 4.2 ghz OC

16gb DDR4 2400mhz 

1TB Seagate HDD

2TB WD Caviar Blue

[AvocadosGuac]

Malwarebytes and windows defender.

[Droidbot]

Malwarebytes Pro, and common sense. 

[AvocadosGuac]

Just now, Droidbot said:

Malwarebytes Pro, and common sense. 

Common sense is always the best anti-virus

[Droidbot]

Just now, Jrock said:

Common sense is always the best anti-virus

Catches everything. 

[zMeul]

10 minutes ago, Jrock said:

Malwarebytes and windows defender.

 

10 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Malwarebytes Pro, and common sense. 

MBAM is not an AV, I wouldn't let Windows Defender defend itself

 

few good paid AV:

• AVIRA - the problem with it is their pricing scheme
• Kaspersky - currently running it

something to read: https://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/avc_prot_2016b_en.pdf

https://www.av-test.org/fileadmin/tests/homeuser/avtest_summary_homeuser_2016-12.xlsx

[MaxBunny]

1 minute ago, razorthekid said:

Im looking for the best paid antivirus, simple and good. And one that doesnt totally slow down my PC.

Kaspersky, Bitdefender, Eset....those are really the only ones actually "premium". Webroot is worth a mention. SUPERAntiSpyware is more useful than Malwarebytes if you're looking for a premium level supplement to your suite.

 

But paying for any protection that's not a condom is a waste of money unless you're a business that needs enterprise grade protection.

[AvocadosGuac]

Just now, zMeul said:

 

MBAM is not an AV, I wouldn't let Windows Defender defend itself

 

few good paid AV:

• AVIRA - the problem with it is their pricing scheme
• Kaspersky - currently running it

Dibt use kaspersky, blocks game ports...

 

I used to play war thunder and my friend couldnt play without disabling it and then restarting his PC

[zMeul]

Just now, Jrock said:

Dibt use kaspersky, blocks game ports...

 

I used to play war thunder and my friend couldnt play without disabling it and then restarting his PC

KAV does not block game ports at all

KIS is a firewall - if you don't know what you're buying, you deserve everything that comes your way

[AvocadosGuac]

2 minutes ago, zMeul said:

 

MBAM is not an AV, I wouldn't let Windows Defender defend itself

 

few good paid AV:

• AVIRA - the problem with it is their pricing scheme
• Kaspersky - currently running it

Problem is that while paying for other AV, you dont get 

 

- Anti-Exploit

- Anti-Randsom-ware(ONLY "AV" WITH THIS)

- Anti-Malware

- Anti-Spyware(debatable)

- Anti-Rootkit(Debatable)

[zMeul]

3 minutes ago, Jrock said:

Problem is that while paying for other AV, you dont get 

 

- Anti-Exploit

- Anti-Randsom-ware(ONLY "AV" WITH THIS)

- Anti-Malware

- Anti-Spyware(debatable)

- Anti-Rootkit(Debatable)

you forget what you get, an actual AV

as I said, MBAM is not an AV - he asked for an AV

[AvocadosGuac]

Just now, zMeul said:

you forget what you get, an actual AV

And thats where i let windows defender take up the slack.

 

As long as your not clicking ads on porn websites, opening ALL email attachments or downloading movies with a .exe file format, you're probably safe

[Droidbot]

9 minutes ago, zMeul said:

 

MBAM is not an AV, I wouldn't let Windows Defender defend itself

 

few good paid AV:

• AVIRA - the problem with it is their pricing scheme
• Kaspersky - currently running it

something to read: https://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/avc_prot_2016b_en.pdf

It's an anti-malware, but I suggest just not using AV at all. Keeps your system at its peak

[zMeul]

Just now, Jrock said:

As long as your not clicking ads on porn websites, opening ALL email attachments or downloading movies with a .exe file format, you're probably safe

with the same reasoning, why do you need MBAM then?

[zMeul]

Just now, Droidbot said:

It's an anti-malware, but I suggest just not using AV at all. Keeps your system at its peak

I have done tests with KAV on and not installed and I can't seem to find any tangible difference

[AvocadosGuac]

Just now, zMeul said:

with the same reasoning, why do you need MBAM then?

And then we circle back to,

16 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Malwarebytes Pro, and common sense. 

Need i say more?

[zMeul]

Just now, Jrock said:

And then we circle back to,

Need i say more?

common sense protects me from MBAM and Windows Defender

[AvocadosGuac]

Just now, zMeul said:

common sense protects me from MBAM and Windows Defender

Alright, im not letting this turn into a flame war so im leaving.

 

OP, good luck finding an Anti-Virus.

[50Shades]

Companies that produce AV software rely on capturing malware and viral software in the wild, so at the end of the day, the company that has the best research program, and data collection abilities will often win. https://cs.stanford.edu/people/eroberts/cs201/projects/viruses/anti-virus.html

[LyyK]

16 minutes ago, Jrock said:

Problem is that while paying for other AV, you dont get 

 

- Anti-Exploit

- Anti-Randsom-ware(ONLY "AV" WITH THIS)

- Anti-Malware

- Anti-Spyware(debatable)

- Anti-Rootkit(Debatable)

I hadn't heard about anti-ransom-ware before. Now, I have all these hilarious ideas running through my head, regarding what methods they could possibly be using specifically to fight ransom-ware. My sides!

[dfsdfgfkjsefoiqzemnd]

There's no such thing as a good anti-virus.  They all add vulnerabilities instead of making you secure. 

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

 

Common sense and a good adblocker will be more helpful than all the antivirus programs in the world combined. 

[Princess Luna]

Nod

[AvocadosGuac]

2 hours ago, LyyK said:

I hadn't heard about anti-ransom-ware before. Now, I have all these hilarious ideas running through my head, regarding what methods they could possibly be using specifically to fight ransom-ware. My sides!

I said i wouldnt reply on this thread, but whatever.

 

Malwarebytes detects when mass files are being encrypted and blocks the process from doing so.

[srfortune]

Kinda late to this show, but I have used Sophos In an enterprise environment with good results.   I know they have a Home product (could be free can't recall).