Security Software You'd Never Go Back To

[Morvotron]

Is there any security software (antivirus, antispyware, firewall) you'd never go back to? Maybe a horrible experience? Internet reviews?

In my case, i'll stay as far as i can from AVG. Everytime i used it, it failed. When i install it on someone's PC he gets infected. Some time ago i gave it a try on a VM and it still fails as much as the Hindenburg.

 

[TheMalwareMaster]

Is there any security software (antivirus, antispyware, firewall) you'd never go back to? Maybe a horrible experience? Internet reviews?

In my case, i'll stay as far as i can from AVG. Everytime i used it, it failed. When i install it on someone's PC he gets infected. Some time ago i gave it a try on a VM and it still fails as much as the Hindenburg.

I remember the old Windows XP times when I was younger and unexperienced I was downloading each software from Softonic and I had a lot of toolbars, sweetpage, babylon search and so on, with my silent AVG. I Always managed to remove those infection without any second opinion scanner (I didn't even know what malwarebytes was). Also me, I bypassed AVG on the first day of testing with ransomware

 

[upnorth]

...still fails as much as the Hindenburg.

 

[DJ Panda]

Currently testing Navashieild. Seems to be an all in one tool might just get rid of Malwarebytes and Avast.

 

[Deleted Member 333v73x]

Spybot (dead)
SUPERAntiSpyware (dead)
AVG (just very heavy...)
COMODO (buggy and BSOD heaven)


SpywareSherriff is the best

 

[Deleted member 178]

For me ? Kaspersky , Avast , Comodo, Voodooshield, Immunet were already banned.. and thinking of it , probably now almost all real-time AV would be blacklisted on my system ; among those RT AVs deserving to be installed on my computer are Webroot and Emsisoft.

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

Ad Aware
Junk in my honest opinion. They are trying to turn their reputation around.
PeAcE

 

[omidomi]

Personally I never go back AVG

 

[Kate_L]

AVG, Avira, BitDefender, Symantec, Ad-Aware, ZoneAlarm, Immunte, McAfee, Sophos, SUPERAntiSpyware, Zemana, SpyBot, F-Secure. K7 and QuickHeal.

This is the list of AVs or security products that I don't wanna install due to bad experience.

 

[Deleted member 2913]

Never say Never...You Never know

 

[enaph]

Avira, AVG and McAfee - top 3 of my all time hated software.

 

[soccer97]

Ad Aware, Super Anti-Spyware, iolo software, Trend Micro, Microsoft Forefront, AVG, Webroot (I lack knowledge of their efficacy - ignorance), McAfee, Norton.

 

[Deleted Member 3a5v73x]

Never gonna install again pc security related softwares bundled with "registry cleaners" and "speed boost" things, no matter who the company is, its all bloatware and unneeded crap, and if security vendor can fool you of usefulness of added "cleaners" then they sure can lie about "protection" technologies in their "security" software.

 

[frogboy]

IOBit malware fighter never again or Super Anti-Spyware.

 

[Deleted member 178]

Super Anti-Spyware.

last time i used it was 15 years ago lol

 

[LabZero]

BitDefender IS 2014 or maybe 2015...a lot of bugs.

 

[Rod McCarthy]

I don't get it... Navashield and Spyware Sherriff both listed as rogue software...

Someone above almost listed every IS software known to man, and said they would not use it again, so what would you use?

Also someone said they only use webroot or Emsisoft, why?

 

[Deleted member 178]

Comodo: Reason:
- Comodo: "Do you want to run this file?"
- Me: "Yes"
- Comodo: "Do you want to run this file too?"
- Me: "Yes, the whole application"
- Comodo: "eehh... what about this one?"
- Me: "Yes the whole process" "Threat as a freakin' trusted application! and do not ask again please!"
- Comodo: "ok... what about this dll?"
- Me: "UNINSTALL"

lol so true.

 

[Deleted member 178]

Also someone said they only use webroot or Emsisoft, why?

Webroot because it have low footprint on the system , Emsisoft because i beta-test for so long i know it is reliable.

 

[Der.Reisende]

[...]
Comodo: Reason:
- Comodo: "Do you want to run this file?"
- Me: "Yes"
- Comodo: "Do you want to run this file too?"
- Me: "Yes, the whole application"
- Comodo: "eehh... what about this one?"
- Me: "Yes the whole process" "Threat as a freakin' trusted application! and do not ask again please!"
- Comodo: "ok... what about this dll?"
- Me: "UNINSTALL"

Made my Day

What I won't use again - and didn't since long time ago I tried I and it completely messed up my PC (internet, StartMenu, literally everything blocked, AV of course too), better than the worst Malware - ZoneAlarm Firewall. Was XP times as far as I remember.