is there any good free antivirus to use?

[famrulo]

all i have is windows defender and i have no issues but i wouldn't mind scanning with a free antivirus to see what it can find.

[BearyManilowe]

all i have is windows defender and i have no issues but i wouldn't mind scanning with a free antivirus to see what it can find.

I don't know what the tech world thinks about it but I still use Malwarebytes as my backup to Windows Defender. Its caught quite a few things for me that slipped through WD.

The free version is all I used for a long time but a couple years back I went with the premium which is like $24/year so I don't even pay attention to the cost.

[famrulo]

I don't know what the tech world thinks about it but I still use Malwarebytes as my backup to Windows Defender. Its caught quite a few things for me that slipped through WD.

The free version is all I used for a long time but a couple years back I went with the premium which is like $24/year so I don't even pay attention to the cost.

yea i'v used malwarebytes on previous pcs. I mainly torrent or else I don't go on shady websites. I also heard about avg and avast but not sure

[EoR]

AVG is solid.

[GainzMcgee]

Most Anti Viruses are bloatware any good ones out there?

[sooby]

have been using malwarebytes

[wasp9166]

Malwarebytes and avast

[JayJ350]

Windows defender seems fine for me, but I have always used AVG in the past.

[rocketfish]

windows defender is good enough and for certain sketchy files I just upload that certain file to virustotal and get like 40 antivirus results

[tornister]

comodo internet security

[blissful88]

All you need is windows defender & malwarebytes for the semi-occasional scan


Most of those programs will run in the background and eat your CPU usage, so be mindful of the settings






The best anti-virus is yourself; stop browsing pr0n srs

I don't think I've had a virus since limewire

[nkiritsis13]

Another vote for Malwarebytes.

These days I avoid AVG because they were bought out by Avast, who were caught collecting and selling user data. They've supposedly closed that subsidiary down, but it's hard to regain trust after that kind of breach from a supposed security company.

If you're willing to pay a little, you can get Bitdefender licenses on sale for a good price. They've gotten to the point where it's not only low overhead, but it's completely unobtrusive these days to the point that I never notice it. It was down to either that or Kapersky AV from the research I did, but I went with Bitdefender and haven't had any issues.

I think that I could get Norton for free through Comcast, but forget what the reviews say, they're obnoxious and a hog. And definitely avoid McAfee Antivirus; just take it from the man himself:


As blissful88 said, you are going to be the primary defense, although it is important to have a backup because of how websites and even extensions can be compromised these days.

A good adblocking addon like ublock origin on all of your browsers will certainly help to not only keep you safer, but keep you sane as well.

[davik]

just pay the ****ing 50 dollars

[Merc009]

Just wear two masks and you’ll be good bro

[MinisterOfLust]

you can try searching for a malwarebytes unlimited key on ebay for like $5. aside from that you can try avast or avira. they're free, but pop up an ad once in a while.

Or he can pirate it for free. People still pay for software?

[GainzMcgee]

Or he can pirate it for free. People still pay for software?

If you cant afford a $30 software then you need to sort your life out

[chaunce54]

If you cant afford a $30 software then you need to sort your life out

This, but certainly not surprised somebody like him is stealing software...

[Voidgaze]

Get Avira Anti Virus.

Avast used to be good, but that chit slows down your PC with all of it's background work. Avira is much lighter.

Most Anti Viruses are bloatware any good ones out there?

Avira.