Hi all Computer Geeks out there?
if i have to choose a particular Antivirus program, Norton Security with 3 devices or the McAfee Anti Virus?
I have got 4 Windows computers....
what one is recommended now days?
Thanks
Jacky
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Windows Defender.
Yes seriously.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/01/antivirus-is-bad/
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out of the top paid antivirus i would go
(in no order)
Norton Security
trendmicro
dont buy the top full on version just the basic version will do
you dont need one with a firewall as windows has one built in
dont pay big money you can get oem cd on trademe for $20-$30 for 3-5 computers
buying them online can cost over $100+
keep away from McAfee , the ex owner John McAfee says keep away from it too
some free ones just work as good as the paid versions
I use Sophos Home, its apparently a Business Grade Anti Virus but free to home users.
You need to create an account though
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/lp/sophos-home.aspx
I use avast - only install the file shield (and maybe behaviour shield)
Jedsdad:
I use Sophos Home, its apparently a Business Grade Anti Virus but free to home users.
You need to create an account though
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/lp/sophos-home.aspx
Thats what Ive been running until last night, for some reason on one out of about 6 systems I've got it on, can no longer browse the internet with Sophos enabled - removed Sophos and everything appeared to be fine again. Weird and hopefully one off issue.
Will reinstall it in a few weeks to see if its some odd conflict with other software I have.
Otherwise, been very happy with it, last employer and current employer also use it.
Gavin / xpd / FastRaccoon / Geek of Coastguard New Zealand
I use the nagging one with the little umbrella from avira on a few of the PCs, and AVG on the others.
Everytime I seem to try to change AV on a computer, it stuffs something up and one wont remove properly or something daft so I tend to not try changing them
Lias:
Windows Defender.
Yes seriously.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/01/antivirus-is-bad/
It should be illegal to even consider Windows Defender.
PeterQ:
ESET
Only one I recommend, Norton are only good at marketing nothing else.
joker97: Other than spam, is Avast ok? I just ignore all the stuff they try to sell. Seems to block all viruses at the rare times.
Avast is OK . IF you do a manual install & ONLY install the file & email components
But some of their popups are now no worse than malware (just my opinion) , basically scareware & Avast try & trick you into paying for the full version
Many have been tricked into paying for it
I removed Avast after its update put addons into my browsers, despite me specifically not enabling that function . That was the last straw
ESET/NOD : also good
Its not perfect though (no AV is perfect) . Ive installed it on hundreds of PC's , its great for corporate/company PC's
Its Reliable , rarely causes issues .
McAfee/Avast/Norton : one issue I have : why do I have to google to find where its hidden the AV log files
Thats THE most important thing to make easily available, yet its buried under sub-sub-sub menus in some obscure place
Marketing & pretty flashy interface deemed more important than function
Even John McAfee now hates the McAffe AV . However, it used to be free for Spark/telecom customers , possibly still is
Nortons AV reputation was trashed by some past truly bad AV products . Its not as bad as it once was, but once removed, Ive never had anyone
ask to have Norton re-installed
I would always pick an AV that scans incoming mail. Unless you only use webmail . Many of the free AV's dont scan email .
And I hate the AV that tries to do everything (eg Internet Security) , not as reliable as the plain AV version . Ive seen plenty of issues caused
by some AV's built in firewall .
Also, some all in one security software (AV +Firewall etc etc) can sometimes be truly difficult to completely remove . One AV product used
to break the Windows firewall, so when that AV removed, Win firewall was trashed .
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