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Which Antivirus to Use?

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  • AndyPix
    AndyPix Posts: 4,847 Forumite
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    ^^ here here .. great post
  • giraffe69
    giraffe69 Posts: 3,609 Forumite
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    I used Avast for some time but it became increasingly slow and intrusive. tried Avira for a while but now also use windows defender which seems to have got better with time. Also use Malwarebytes.
    Don't agree that paying, by definition, gives you a better result.
  • hans_2
    hans_2 Posts: 420 Forumite
    [QUOTE=kwikbreaks;70637730Nor_will_it_usually_offer_any_protection_against_other_junk_installed_by_the_unwary_user_along_with_some_other_wanted_download.[/QUOTE]

    Both Panda free and Mbam Premium (have both) will warn/block wrapped pups etc.

    Other av programmes surely offer same.
  • LeafGreen
    LeafGreen Posts: 564 Forumite
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    edited 11 May 2016 at 8:28AM
    Like kwikbreaks, I just use the Windows 10 Defender on my main PC.
    I have also ditched Java and Flash.
    And I'm careful about the sites I visit and links I click.

    Edit:
    Malwarebytes as mentioned by giraffe69 is a good idea although I don't presently use it myself, I probably should be doing.
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