What antivirus for SP3?
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It depends if you practice safe computing... I use defender on personal machines and System Center Endpoint Protection professionally.
If you do a search of the site you'll see more options and those to avoid. The biggest thing to look for does the choice support Connected Standby...
Personally avoid Norton and McAfee Home versions, AVG and Avast seem to behave OK...
If you do a search of the site you'll see more options and those to avoid. The biggest thing to look for does the choice support Connected Standby...
Personally avoid Norton and McAfee Home versions, AVG and Avast seem to behave OK...
stevenrossvanduyn
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I have been using bitdefender and this AV is the best I used
I have tried AVG, Avast, kasperky, PC cillian, Macfee, Avira
Read the reviews and bit defender is always in the top three.
People talk about windows defender be good enough ( if you don't go to dodgy websites) but can get virus from usb sticks ( sharing ) , e-mails and also through Skype
Better to be safe than sorry I say
I have tried AVG, Avast, kasperky, PC cillian, Macfee, Avira
Read the reviews and bit defender is always in the top three.
People talk about windows defender be good enough ( if you don't go to dodgy websites) but can get virus from usb sticks ( sharing ) , e-mails and also through Skype
Better to be safe than sorry I say
stevenrossvanduyn
Member
Bit defender hasn,t slow down the com
Using very little CPU
Using very little CPU
Professionally I have to use McAfee. This one is really CPU intensive and effects battery life. Setup: scan on read and write, all suspicious file types.
McAfee is moreover a low performer in terms of protection. Nod32 is a high performer here - according to professional magazines and reviews that do not just rate the GUI.
Privately I use nod32 from ESET. It's really set and forget. High protection, no measurable impact on battery. Not really noticable extra load.
McAfee is moreover a low performer in terms of protection. Nod32 is a high performer here - according to professional magazines and reviews that do not just rate the GUI.
Privately I use nod32 from ESET. It's really set and forget. High protection, no measurable impact on battery. Not really noticable extra load.
InspectHerGadget
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I do computer work and sell hundreds of copies of Norton each year. It is generally problem free and is easy to install and uninstall. They also have good facilities such as Norton Chat for sorting issues.
I see a LOT of computers getting damaged through malware and viruses every week. I look upon it as a probability thing. If you use your computer a lot you will reduce your odds of getting compromised by using a good paid security. These guys invest millions every month trying to stay on top of the avalanche of malicious software out there.
By all means rely on the built-in Windows Defender in Windows 8.1 but IMHO, you are almost certainly putting yourself at more risk.
In terms of performance degradation and issues related to the security itself. Well, yes, it is a consideration but for the most part these products work well and as always there is a trade-off between performance and security but on faster systems the performance degradation should be very slight.
I see a LOT of computers getting damaged through malware and viruses every week. I look upon it as a probability thing. If you use your computer a lot you will reduce your odds of getting compromised by using a good paid security. These guys invest millions every month trying to stay on top of the avalanche of malicious software out there.
By all means rely on the built-in Windows Defender in Windows 8.1 but IMHO, you are almost certainly putting yourself at more risk.
In terms of performance degradation and issues related to the security itself. Well, yes, it is a consideration but for the most part these products work well and as always there is a trade-off between performance and security but on faster systems the performance degradation should be very slight.
Geneo
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I had the same question as my sp3 was being shipped. Only 2 kept standing out after going through tons of antivirus review sites: Bitdefender and Kaspersky. Like several others here, I ended up choosing Bitdefender (Antivirus Plus 2015) and have never regretted it. I have it set on Autopilot and I don't have to do nuthin.
http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
I would not rely on Windows Defender, 'safe' computing or not. Many sites, including the AV testing site itself (http://www.av-test.org/en/) say it's the worst of them all- and has been for years.
Never forget that you get what you pay for.
But if you must go with a free one, probably Avira, AVG, or Avast! are all pretty good (my GF uses Avast! and hasn't had any problems... a Good Thing.)
http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
I would not rely on Windows Defender, 'safe' computing or not. Many sites, including the AV testing site itself (http://www.av-test.org/en/) say it's the worst of them all- and has been for years.
Never forget that you get what you pay for.
But if you must go with a free one, probably Avira, AVG, or Avast! are all pretty good (my GF uses Avast! and hasn't had any problems... a Good Thing.)
Actually Norton really isn't as bad anymore and the performance hit is hardly noticeable. I run it on several desktop PCs and all's well.
The reason I switched to Kaspersky is because of the Connected Standby issue.
CS seems to be supported in the Norton beta, but I'm not gonna rely on beta software for security.
The reason I switched to Kaspersky is because of the Connected Standby issue.
CS seems to be supported in the Norton beta, but I'm not gonna rely on beta software for security.
