which antivirus do you use and why?
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blogzandstuff
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McAfee, very good and thorough, you'll get lots of different ones on here which will confuse you even more lol!
webhostingproviders
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check Malware Byte & Hitman Pro, they are awesome.
Billy Batts
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I got a desktop wallpaper of Chuck Norris so don't need a VS. 
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At present we're using " Quick Heal Antimalware", Compared to my past experience this one is too awesome.
LiquidSnake
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I use Kaspersky internet security for years and never let me down... so far.
DanielMP
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Imagine you want a contraceptive to prevent your partner to become pregnant. You get it, but you know you are not safe at all.
So you spend some more money to buy a better contraceptive. Still not safe.
Now you put much more money to buy the most-advanced-ever contraceptive.
Hurra!
You got a baby.
The perfect contraceptive was just to have an ugly partner and not having sex with her. 100% efficiency.
With OSs it's pretty much the same. You can install the best antivirus ever, you will waste your computer resources (and maybe money too) and someday you will get caught by a virus anyway. It's your destiny.
The perfect antivirus is an ugly operating system that nobody is interested to violate. Name? Linux.
Yep, Linux is pretty much hackable too, but who would care to spread a virus for the average John Doe's home-based Linux system?
The last time I formatted my computer was 8 years ago... the same exact time I have been running Linux.
Sorry for the creepy comparison... Just a morning reflection xD
So you spend some more money to buy a better contraceptive. Still not safe.
Now you put much more money to buy the most-advanced-ever contraceptive.
Hurra!
You got a baby.
The perfect contraceptive was just to have an ugly partner and not having sex with her. 100% efficiency.
With OSs it's pretty much the same. You can install the best antivirus ever, you will waste your computer resources (and maybe money too) and someday you will get caught by a virus anyway. It's your destiny.
The perfect antivirus is an ugly operating system that nobody is interested to violate. Name? Linux.
Yep, Linux is pretty much hackable too, but who would care to spread a virus for the average John Doe's home-based Linux system?
The last time I formatted my computer was 8 years ago... the same exact time I have been running Linux.
Sorry for the creepy comparison... Just a morning reflection xD
Billy Batts
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I hope you don't overcomplicate IM like this
you will be having a hard time.
ThousandSteps
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I use nod32 like... forever. I remember that 10 years ago it was very lightweight.
I am not sure how is it now in term of speed, everything changes after an updrade to SSD.
I am not sure how is it now in term of speed, everything changes after an updrade to SSD.
Visual Eagle
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Nod still pretty lightweight and does its job perfectly.
still pretty lightweight and does its job perfectly.hamzakagami23
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I use ESET NOD32, it's the best antivirus i have used
Wilson Grant Fisk
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Windows Defender + Malwarebytes + SUPERAntispyware is all you need, if you know what you are doing.
Use a sandbox or VM for anything dangerous and you shouldn't have a problem.
Use a sandbox or VM for anything dangerous and you shouldn't have a problem.
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I use " Kaspersky " My fav not interested in any others..