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Currently what is the best free AV?
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<blockquote data-quote="DJ Panda" data-source="post: 979469" data-attributes="member: 40802"><p><strong>"Norton owns Avast, AVG and Avira and by user comments they all become bloatware and cryptominers"</strong> I've been a bit behind on the news but didn't realize Norton bought the three. I know Avast had merged with AVG and they were planning something with Avira.. It's kinda sad since I grew up with Avast for over a decade and they went down the hole.</p><p></p><p>As for a good Free AV, if you don't do too much high things online, Windows Defender with PUP protection and such should be enough. <a href="https://github.com/AndyFul/ConfigureDefender" target="_blank">GitHub - AndyFul/ConfigureDefender: Utility for configuring Windows 10 built-in Defender antivirus settings.</a></p><p>Making regular backups of important files is a good habit to get into. Emsisoft Emergency Kit is what I would use as a secondary on demand scanner. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DJ Panda, post: 979469, member: 40802"] [B]"Norton owns Avast, AVG and Avira and by user comments they all become bloatware and cryptominers"[/B] I've been a bit behind on the news but didn't realize Norton bought the three. I know Avast had merged with AVG and they were planning something with Avira.. It's kinda sad since I grew up with Avast for over a decade and they went down the hole. As for a good Free AV, if you don't do too much high things online, Windows Defender with PUP protection and such should be enough. [URL="https://github.com/AndyFul/ConfigureDefender"]GitHub - AndyFul/ConfigureDefender: Utility for configuring Windows 10 built-in Defender antivirus settings.[/URL] Making regular backups of important files is a good habit to get into. Emsisoft Emergency Kit is what I would use as a secondary on demand scanner. :) [/QUOTE]
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