- Jan 14, 2021
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Hey guys, I recently got my laptop reinstalled, now which antivirus should I put? I care about security the most and I can afford to pay thats not a problem
Which antivirus do I get?
- Thread starter Vanya123
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- Apr 2, 2018
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ESET Nod32
I love it. I have used it for 2 years now and still now. It is lightweight, good customer support, good protection, and no issue at all.
I love it. I have used it for 2 years now and still now. It is lightweight, good customer support, good protection, and no issue at all.
- Jun 21, 2011
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well avg has a stupid ui glitch as it shows only big updates and then the rest of the hourly updates are not shown at the ui and it kindda gets into my nerves
- Apr 1, 2019
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I don’t think that’s a bug. They only update the full engine once or twice a day, but do streaming updates constantly. The main ui just shows the last full update and you have to dig into the settings to see when the last streaming update was.
- Mar 13, 2021
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If you want to pay, Kaspersky for sure. But I would just stick with Windows Defender with uBlock Origin and Malwarebytes Browser Guard.
- Mar 21, 2018
- 108
Run a trial version of a few of the usual suspects and find one that works well on your machine. That's my advice.
- Mar 13, 2021
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- Dec 30, 2012
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- Oct 2, 2011
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- Apr 1, 2019
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I’m waiting for the day M$ gets a black eye for Defender just like every other vendor. It’s the most popular and the biggest target. With that said I have mostly used Defender since Windows 10 was released.I actually found this video quite soothing ... Albeit for the wrong reasons
- Mar 28, 2019
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Avast/AVG updates every 3 minutes via stream updates.
- May 10, 2019
- 1,854
I can easily ditch paid antivirus products, but this does not mean I am sticking with MD. I could bot find a way to completely disable it.
- Oct 11, 2014
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I recommend
Bitdefender or Kaspersky
GDATA or McAfee
Bitdefender or Kaspersky
GDATA or McAfee
- Jun 21, 2011
- 566
I really think you should consider
Grata
Kaspersky
Eset
Nothing else is of good value
Grata
Kaspersky
Eset
Nothing else is of good value
- Jun 21, 2011
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- Dec 30, 2012
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I'm actually trialling G Data at the moment..I'm pleasantly surprised how light it has become.
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- May 10, 2019
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Just wait for a few days and see for yourself. It sneakingly deceived me beforeI'm actually trialling G Data at the moment..I'm pleasantly surprised how light it has become.
- Oct 27, 2019
- 501
The question of which Antivirus is a million Dollar question
Personally I would try to choose 2-3 option between all others. I would consider what other members here mentioned (as they are pretty experienced) and also I would consider AV-TEST.org and AVComperatives results, although not all the time their results would actually show the real-world scenarios.
Then I would install the Trial version of my selected Brands and will see if the GUI, features, performance and in general the user experience would satisfy me.
The second important fact to consider is the Privacy. Some brands might not be suitable for your country and in general when it comes to the privacy some brands have a bad reputation. I might select a different brand if I would live in the US or Russia or EU countries.
Personally I would try to choose 2-3 option between all others. I would consider what other members here mentioned (as they are pretty experienced) and also I would consider AV-TEST.org and AVComperatives results, although not all the time their results would actually show the real-world scenarios.
Then I would install the Trial version of my selected Brands and will see if the GUI, features, performance and in general the user experience would satisfy me.
The second important fact to consider is the Privacy. Some brands might not be suitable for your country and in general when it comes to the privacy some brands have a bad reputation. I might select a different brand if I would live in the US or Russia or EU countries.
- Dec 30, 2012
- 4,809
I'll keep an eye out..Just wait for a few days and see for yourself. It sneakingly deceived me before
Shouldn't performance improve over time?
Thanks
- May 3, 2015
- 1,533
I'll keep an eye out..
Shouldn't performance improve over time?
Thanks
That's a good question. Most modern security products will decrease resource usage after a few days as it completes its database of known files in your computer, whatever each product calls this. An increase in resource usage would be completely unexpected and could indicate a conflict with a new driver or hardware...
Also this is why you never should rage uninstall a product because it has a high resource usage just after installing... wait at least for a week before deciding.
- Oct 2, 2020
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First he explains how AVs increase attack surface then he suggests MD. Haha, I like this guy's jokes
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