Question Which AV are you using and why did you choose this one ??

[simmerskool]

Emsisoft's support used to be top notch, maybe that changed a couple years ago when they got rid of their forum and laid people off.

or it's not that bad...

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Emsisoft... I used to have a license but their one great feature their Behavior Blocker has been copied, implemented and introduced to basically all AV's now. They used to be industry leading but time has sort of left them behind. Sad because I really liked their privacy policies, but the fact in the past there were issues with recurring discounts/codes on subscriptions left me and some others with a bad taste.

 

[simmerskool]

Emsisoft... but the fact in the past there were issues with recurring discounts/codes on subscriptions left me and some others with a bad taste.

yeah I vaguely recall some subscriptions issues, but that was several years ago, I did not use emsisoft for a couple years, but currently it has been a good / happy choice for me. (fwiw)

 

[petok]

From think 2009-2019 I used Emsisoft and then when discount price no have I stopped. Now Use Kaspersky Standard 3 years and low resource use and too good for me. Just need know where find cheap good price for extend license.

 

[vonvon]

I use Eset on my main computer (powerful, discreet and light), Trend Micro on my laptop (reliable, stable and discreet) and finally McAfee on an old laptop (very light, but sometimes intrusive...). I never use the same antivirus on my computers, in case of a failed update, I will at least have one effective machine left. As for the licenses, I wait for cheap promotional offers.

 

[Game Of Thrones]

From think 2009-2019 I used Emsisoft and then when discount price no have I stopped. Now Use Kaspersky Standard 3 years and low resource use and too good for me. Just need know where find cheap good price for extend license.

best time to get long term subscription from any vendor is black Friday. kaspersky makes its license so cheap that it actually becomes the cheapest to get. eset etc too.

 

[Jonny Quest]

I use Eset on my main computer (powerful, discreet and light), Trend Micro on my laptop (reliable, stable and discreet) and finally McAfee on an old laptop (very light, but sometimes intrusive...). I never use the same antivirus on my computers, in case of a failed update, I will at least have one effective machine left. As for the licenses, I wait for cheap promotional offers.

I never thought of that, just in case a PC gets bricked (glitched) by a AV update For myself, it is more of what AV works best with that device and its specs etc.

Does Avast still offer the ability to roll back a build in case it caused system instability? That was (is) a nice feature.

 

[TuxTalk]

I use Eset on my main computer (powerful, discreet and light), Trend Micro on my laptop (reliable, stable and discreet) and finally McAfee on an old laptop (very light, but sometimes intrusive...). I never use the same antivirus on my computers, in case of a failed update, I will at least have one effective machine left. As for the licenses, I wait for cheap promotional offers.

All laptops and phones here are BDTS. Easy to control in the Control Center.

 

[Jonny Quest]

All laptops and phones here are BDTS. Easy to control in the Control Center.

It's one of the better portals for monitoring devices, subscriptions etc.


F-Secure...not so much edit: the portal will show the device installs, but only gives you the option to Rename and to Release, remove a device.

 

[TuxTalk]

I never used F-Secure, if some one wants a License for 15 months F-Secure Total, let me know.

F‑Secure Total — Complete online protection | F‑Secure

Internet security, VPN and password management in one subscription. Premium cyber security for you and all your devices.

www.f-secure.com

I got it for free with my Office Family subscription.

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Don't understand the love for BD. Detection is good but it's clunky. And I will never use BD again, I do not understand the love for a product which deletes WF when uninstalling a free AV product.

 

[nickstar1]

I use Malwarebytes and AVG in between i like seeing what the products release that is new both have been great.

 

[Digmor Crusher]

Don't understand the love for BD. Detection is good but it's clunky. And I will never use BD again, I do not understand the love for a product which deletes WF when uninstalling a free AV product.

WF is Windows firewall? I've tried BD a couple times in the past year and if it deleted the firewall I saw no evidence of it. If WF is something else just ignore me.

 

[SumTingWong]

I never used F-Secure, if some one wants a License for 15 months F-Secure Total, let me know.

F‑Secure Total — Complete online protection | F‑Secure

Internet security, VPN and password management in one subscription. Premium cyber security for you and all your devices.

www.f-secure.com

I got it for free with my Office Family subscription.

Can I have one. My will expire in 4/2025

 

[Nikola Milanovic]

Xcitium: Malware
Link: Valkyrie Verdict

 

[Nikola Milanovic]

Dynamic Analysis Overall Verdict: Highly Suspicious

 

[Zero Knowledge]

WF is Windows firewall? I've tried BD a couple times in the past year and if it deleted the firewall I saw no evidence of it. If WF is something else just ignore me.

Yeah Digimor WF = Windows Firewall. Sadly this was on a new laptop. BD removed the WF, could not reinstall or fix using DISM or sfc/scannow and had to a clean refresh. Not impressed.

 

[sophiakaile]

Windows Defender because it is a free built-in antivirus.

 

[Sephirothnight]

I'm currently using Comodo Internet Security (yes, yes, with its antivirus), because I was tired of having to find an antivirus, a firewall, an anti-malware, an anti-rootkit, etc., all without compatibility issues. And since their effectiveness varies from month to month, I've kept Comodo since version 2, but I've still tried looking elsewhere, and I always come back to it: it's relatively complete, offers effective protection even when it's not detected (which is often the case), everything is integrated and it's lightweight. Otherwise, I like Symantec Endpoint, Avira when it was with its old version 3.1, as a firewall, Windows Firewall Control; for the rest, I admit, it's silent. But I'm still looking for a replacement and I can't find one.

 

[Kaffee4Eck]

Most of the time, I use either ESET or Kaspersky. I appreciate Kaspersky because they’ve consistently been among the first to detect and publicly report so-called state-sponsored trojans—especially the ones that ended up getting them banned in the U.S., which I personally find quite admirable.
Another reason I like Kaspersky is its strong offline detection capabilities—not just cloud-based protection.

ESET, on the other hand, is my go-to for being fast, lightweight, and still offering above-average protection.

On my main PC, I still use ESET, while on the living room and bedroom PCs—where I’m not the only user—I’ve switched to Kaspersky.

As for BitDefender, I’ve uninstalled it from all systems and canceled the subscription (or had it canceled), mainly because it interferes too much with certificates and often had a noticeable negative impact on performance.