Whats your Antivirus Solution? What do you use?

[IceDigger]

With all of the antivirus programs out there what is your favorite?

Do you Choose a different one every year or stick with your favorite?

What AV brands/packages do you despise?

I personally use ESET for all my windows machines and linux machines. Yes they have a linux version. And yes I do resell it too and **** good prices if you need it

I still despise the Norton and McAfee AV from the nightmare days back in the 90s and 2000s when they really messed up your pc.

 

[Niner51]

I've been using Norton for at least three years here and no issues. Had a bad experience with Kaspersky so I avoid them. I have used Eset in the past and liked them also.

 

[ThreeDee]

Windows Defender in conjunction with a free OpenDNS account is all I've needed for some years now. I'll run scans with other programs on occasion, but never find anything of significance.

 

[alxlwson]

Windows Defender is it. Ran Avast and AVG over the years, got tired of all the bloat.

 

[Cranky 1970]

I've been using Avast for 3 years now and i have no complaints..

 

[DWolvin]

Agreed on MS Defender, I have used almost every company at this point, and McAfee /. Symantec at work (above average secure network). At this point, I just run defender and run a manual sweep once in a while (when the family has been on my machine). The MS reps we work with are proactive and communicate well.

 

[Terminus]

Windows Defender. Ran Avast for years on my personal machine, but decided to leave it out of my last fresh OS install. So far so good, knock on wood...

 

[Cranky 1970]

Avast here .....no problems

 

[bbenz3]

Another view for defender.

 

[northrop]

Myself... I just avoid shady websites and spam e-mail

For many years I've been an ESET NOD32 user, and if my memory serves me right, last spring was when I finally stopped using it for no other reason than just forgetting to renew the license. Been using Windows Defender since.

 

[primetime]

I didnt even know people used AV for Linux installs..Been sticking with Defender since my last ESET ran out....No infections then and none now....And its one less item i have to deal with

 

[pek2000]

Windows Defendor, Eset & Malwarebytes. All win8.1/10.

 

[Dan_D]

Windows Defender. Same as a lot of you guys.

 

[THUMPer]

At all times possible I delete or disable AV software on my personal machines. Anything else its Windows Defender.

 

[Ready4Droid]

At all times possible I delete or disable AV software on my personal machines. Anything else its Windows Defender.

I disable them on my home network, just slows me down.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Anyone else notice that Windows Defender updates have changed names recently?

Used to be something to the effect of "Definition update for . . . ." but in the last couple of weeks they've changed to "Security Intelligence Update for . . ."

 

[Eduardo_Domingot]

Eset although it can be a little over protective about what websites you can use.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Eset although it can be a little over protective about what websites you can use.

Been so long that I forgot about that one.

 

[Niner51]

Eset although it can be a little over protective about what websites you can use.

I used them for a while years ago, but can't remember why I stopped. I think they just got too expensive.

 

[Pandur]

Windows Defender is more than good enough for my needs.