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Your endorsement here is notable too me, also, I'm reading this as complimentary? " Zemana Anti-Malware flags all / most related files as PUP "Tried a lot, came back to this one again and again, has been a regular guest now:
Tencent PC Manager Global (with custom settings)
Realtime protection mode: Expert mode (Prompt upon detecting suspect actions)
File system protection level: High (monitor all file operations)
Action on threat detection: Choose action manually
Download Protection: Security prompt on dangerous files only
Auto report upon blocking suspected virus and trojans - Cloud Protection Project ("Auto-SUD")
Why?
+in custom settings, quite reactive behavior blocker
+Comes with Bitdefender engine, which get's autoupdated by TCPM multiple times an hour, and seems to always have the latest definitions.
+Tencent cloud will cover quite some threats, that Bitdefender will not have in signatures yet
+receives new versions regularly (sometimes once a week), autochecks if a new version is available, you'll get a notification, and if you decline, it will ask again shortly
+Decent URL filter built in (does however not work with M$ Edge, Vivaldi and Brave Browser yet, to my experience)
+Download Shield will check downloaded files against Tencent cloud & local Bitdefender signatures (does however not work with M$ Edge, Vivaldi and Brave Browser yet, to my experience)
+TCPM Realtime Protection will monitor the system all the time, using Bitdefender signatures, malware drive-by's will be blocked even if there is only a TEMP file yet
+Light on the system (~250 MB of RAM usage), also Boot time is very good (on my laptop, 4.1 sec)
+free of additional tools, just a plain AV
+Ad free
+Very good cleanup features (assisted by both rules and Bitdefender local signatures)
+can remove running malware from memory without reboot (when detected by Bitdefender local signatures for example
+can be bundled with additional security software (like as AppCheck AntiRansomware free, Sphinx Software Windows 10 Firewall Control,...)
+not crippled by VPN (at least not by F-Secure FreeDome) - great Firewall of China will block VPN connections
+forum with quick replies by staff (but it's in chinese, you'll need Google Translator, and registration requires QQ account - staff replies in English)
Some negatives I found:
-a bit buggy on first setup - custom settings did reset after a reboot, however, once set again, they stay as set, even after upgrades to a new version
-Bitdefender signature updates take quite some time to download + Bitdefender isn’t the fastest vendor to detect new malware
-upgrade download speed is rather slow
-no scheduled scans option
-only available in English
-Zemana Anti-Malware flags all / most related files as PUP
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Find it tested in the Malware HUB also.
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You might say it's a rubbish AV, but I'm not you. I don't sit around waiting to get Windows infected.
Kaspersky is a good choice :emoji_v:I chose kaspersky after trying every security solution i could find to remove a spyware infection which gave me hell in 2005-06. Kaspersky & malwarebytes combined cleaned my computer. And from that day, it's kaspersky all the way, never disappointed. Yes it's a bit hard on performance but i used it on 512MB of RAM so i can definitely use it on 8GB of RAM.
comodo cloud antivirus, because of the autosandbox(almost dont need to care about malware whatever i click on, it simply get sandboxed. Great for my family too, all happy clickers. Installed comodo and never cared about malware again.) + the new beta is realy light. I dont feel it is installed after abit of use.