Darkening Demise Posted December 15, 2015 Posted December 15, 2015 I've been using Avast (Which lately has been being a total douche just like Norton) and Malwarebytes Anti Malware for months and was wondering if this is all I should use or get something else.
myuhinny Posted December 15, 2015 Posted December 15, 2015 I use Malwarebytes Anti Malware it is very good. Avast is good but can be a resource whore for some people.
MysticDaedra Posted December 15, 2015 Posted December 15, 2015 For the record, in the 5+ years I've been using Avast, I've yet to get any virus or deep infection. So I'm willing to ignore the ads and whatnot.
gregathit Posted December 15, 2015 Posted December 15, 2015 I've been using windows defender (Windows 8.1) and had no issues. I've used Avast and bitdefender in the past, but got tired of all the false positives. Malwarebytes is great for periodic cleaning.
Darkening Demise Posted December 15, 2015 Author Posted December 15, 2015 I've been using windows defender (Windows 8.1) and had no issues. I've used Avast and bitdefender in the past, but got tired of all the false positives. Malwarebytes is great for periodic cleaning. Yeah today it deleted Steam stating it's a malware gate or some shit. Yesterday it deleted Skyrim claiming its a trojan. Then a week ago it deleted RPG Maker VX Ace RTP. I swear no matter what every Anti Virus is just another Norton yet this is the one I was recommended most. Reckon I'll stick with it due to not having a job and having about 34 cents to my name for the next...oh seeing how this town is crap and mainly unemployed.....5 years. Has good schools but no jobs go $@#&ing figure so yeah Avast it is unless there's a better option that won't bully me 24/7. I already sent some 'tender loving' messages in those false reports.
zapotek2034 Posted December 15, 2015 Posted December 15, 2015 Have you tried AVG? It hasn't scored too horribly from some of the free AV reviews I have read. Alternately, you could look into ZoneAlarm, which offers their firewall+AV for free. I think Avira is also free.
NickNozownik Posted December 15, 2015 Posted December 15, 2015 Free version of Malwarebytes is always good to have. I never had any big issues with Avast, but if you do then you can try AVG. Free antivirus should be good enough, there's no need to buy any pro versions or stick to trial versions that expire after 30 days.
Millicent Bystander Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 Have you tried AVG? It hasn't scored too horribly from some of the free AV reviews I have read. Alternately, you could look into ZoneAlarm, which offers their firewall+AV for free. I think Avira is also free. I recently discovered AVG sell's your data. https://thehackernews.com/2015/09/avg-antivirus.html I'm currently using panda, but also thinking of changing, not sure to what tho.
zapotek2034 Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Have you tried AVG? It hasn't scored too horribly from some of the free AV reviews I have read. Alternately, you could look into ZoneAlarm, which offers their firewall+AV for free. I think Avira is also free. I recently discovered AVG sell's your data. https://thehackernews.com/2015/09/avg-antivirus.html I'm currently using panda, but also thinking of changing, not sure to what tho. Thanks for the information. I guess they are figuring this wouldn't be a big deal for most people since they are likely using other "free" services which are doing the same thing (like Facebook, Google, and similar.) However, for a security type product, it's a bit disconcerting to me. I have used the free version of Bitdefender in the past on a secondary PC and it seemed to work well enough. I don't recall many false positives like Gregathit had mentioned, but YMMV. I have recently tried the free version of ZoneAlarm Firewall+AV on my secondary machine and haven't encountered any issues with it either. There are some "advanced" options which are available in the paid version that are disabled in the free version, but seems to be mostly feature complete. On a side note, I think that augmenting any type of AV application with other security type products can help add extra layers of protection. As was noted by the OP and others, Malwarebytes is a good secondary scanner. One could also add browser based plugins (like AdBlock Plus, NoScript, etc) if using Chrome or Firefox for an additional layer.
Ailsa Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 I use both Windows Defender and Avast and have done for the last 5 years with no issues.
shirow Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Well actually if you block most ads/javascript from your browser and don't surf on not trustworthy website you don't really need anything else (Of course it is not impossible that something happens). I've scanned my computer with avast and Malwarebytes/spybot/adwcleaner/roguekiller and they couldn't find a thing (except a false positive with avast ) after a year without any particular protection except (windows defender, I'm not even sure that it is active actually)
Symon Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 The best Anti-virus software is between your ears. Be cautious and you'll be fine, be a fool and you won't be no matter what you use. My place of work uses three (yes three) paid-for Anti-virus solutions in a layered approach. They do a good job on the whole. However, not even these three market-leaders provide 100% protection from 0-day viruses. Amongst my jobs in looking after the scan of incoming email and the proxy servers. We get mild virus out-breaks when some fool says 'Well I knew we had anti-virus so I clicked on the link! Was that wrong?' (This is the SECOND worse thing they can say. The worst is "I knew we had a firewall so I clicked on the link".) One interesting trend that might be on the way is infected httpS delivered ads on httpS sites. Nasty if clicked on. I've seen one infected https ad-delivery network so far.
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.