The Antivirus, Anti-Malware, & UAC Poll

[Logethica]

The Antivirus, Anti-Malware, & UAC Preferences Poll:

For many of us here Antivirus, Anti-Malware, and UAC are cornerstones of computer security, yet our preferences regarding the choice or settings of these still differ from person to person.
This Poll is to gauge those differences.

• ANTIVIRUS / ANTI-MALWARE:

Perhaps you are happy with Windows Defender
If not,Is your Antivirus part of a Security Suite, or is it Independent?
Do you use a real-time Anti-Malware Software (or 2nd AV) alongside your Antivirus?
Maybe you use an Anti-Malware Software instead of an Antivirus for real-time protection.
You could be one of a growing number of people that does not use a real-time AV or AM

• UAC:

Which do you prefer your UAC set at? -
Do not dim my desktop
Default
Maximum

The main distinction between an AV ,AM,or neither is guided by the name of the product /description of its developer.
If the primary function of a software is as an Anti-Exe/Whitelisting program then it does not count as an AV or AM in this poll, regardless as to whether it uses a service such as VirusTotal or not.

 

[DardiM]

I checked :

1. AV: - My Antivirus is an Independent,3rd-party Software
2. AV: - I use a real-time 3rd-party Anti-Malware (or 2nd AV) alongside my AV
3. UAC: - My UAC is set at "Maximum"

But for the UAC, it can change, depending on what I'm doing (need to modify it sometimes)

 

[PEllis]

I checked independent 3rd-party antivirus software and UAC set to max.

 

[frogboy]

Option 4 was ticked here.

Main AV EIS.
Anti Malware. ZAL. Voodooshield Plus SAP.
UAC set to default.

 

[DJ Panda]

My main AV is Avast
My AM is Zemana
UAC is at max for me.
I also have smart screen and windows firewall.

 

[King Alpha]

Ticked these:
AV: - My Antivirus is part of a 3rd-party Security Suite
AV: - I use a real-time 3rd-party Anti-Malware (or 2nd AV) alongside my AV
UAC: - My UAC is set at "Maximum"

Main AV (Security Suite) - EIS
AM and AEs - ZAL along with SAP and AG
UAC - Set to MAX

 

[Lucent Warrior]

Windows Defender
I do not use 3rd party Anti-Malware (I prefer anti-executables)
UAC set at Max

 

[darko999]

ESET with HIPS to smart mode and FW interactive with Umbra settings. Smart Screen enabled, and UAC MAX. No issues with malware for a loooong time.

 

[Omnipotent]

AV: Windows Defender
FW: Windows Firewall
AM: Zemana
Companion AV/AE: SecureAPlus
UAC: Default
Smartscreen: Enabled

 

[Viking]

I checked :

1. AV: - My Antivirus is an Independent,3rd-party Software
2. AV: - I use a real-time 3rd-party Anti-Malware (or 2nd AV) alongside my AV
3. UAC: - My UAC is set at "Maximum"

I use the same as @DardiM