Recommendations for anti-virus to replace Avast Premier.
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I put Panda free on many hundreds of laptops, with very good results. Light, user-friendly GUI, seems to be effective. (On maybe 2 units it simply would not work for some reason.)
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@Michael77 Interesting that the list does not contain the 3 free packages that spend most time ranked in the top 5.
It is a list of the average and below average contenders.No Bitdefender, Avira, Kaspersky or Qihoo 360.
Most good AV solutions now come with ransomeware protection, even defender in Win10 has a basic ability to protect your important files.
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If any Interested: https://www.av-comparatives.org/consumer/
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Oh really ?
Yeah Avast/AVG/Piriform are a privacy-invading, data-selling bunch of scumbags.
This is nothing new and one of the reasons this thread is here.
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@Dr-Flay A video explaining how Avast Free Antivirus Sells Your Data to Third Parties
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One of the things I find really annoying is this repeated reminder everyone says about "this is what you get with fee software" which is rather misleading.
The paid version of Avast has the same data collection and options.
This is not a Faustian deal because it is free, but because Avast are greedy.
If their paid for product is good enough they should be making all the money they need.Last time they got in trouble for this, it was because it turned out that opting out did not actually do anything, other than make the user feel happier.
I think the fact that nobody anywhere so far has brought up the point
"Why is it even legal that a company offering security and privacy solutions, can sell your secrets to others which they have no control over?"
It I simply don't understand why this is not seen as a total contradiction. -
Pay attention to the frequency with which the program's virus database is updated, i.e. whether it happens once a week, once a day, etc. The speed of reaction to new viruses that have appeared depends on this. Of course, a fast response antivirus will be much more reliable. It should be noted that this will almost certainly be a widespread, popular antivirus, and not a little-known or recently appeared software product.
A few words about what hardly anyone thought about. How are antivirus databases updated, or how do antivirus developers learn about new viruses? Developers can find a certain number of viruses themselves, walking in all sorts of "hot spots". However, an important role in the detection of new viruses is played by system administrators of various companies and advanced users, who manually detect suspicious files and send them for analysis to virus analysts.
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@LennyWat , This is why in previous Windows I have always used Panda, because it does not use a base in the HD that is updated every x time, but receives the information of new threats in real time in the cloud. It has the disadvantage of relying solely on heuristic detection if you are offline, but I don't see this as a big problem.
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I have not used a windows operating system in years but when i did i always used comodo internet security premium.
Has a great firewall and HIPS.Rock solid protection and all for free. -
@Priest72 , Comodo is a good choice, but for reference, I have always oriented myself to AV test comparisons.
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@Catweazle said in Recommendations for anti-virus to replace Avast Premier.:
@Priest72 , Comodo is a good choice, but for reference, I have always oriented myself to AV test comparisons.
yes and i quite understand why but those tests are not really real world tests and from what i understand they are defintion based..
Comodo has/had zero day protection although admittedly the defence+ can be overwhelming with the pop ups plus it had other measures in place.i used comodo for years and is a great free product,not used it for many years now though.
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@Priest72 , in general Windows has with any current AV a good protection, apart from the Sandbox system that has Windows 10. Therefore the choice depends more on personal tastes and the choice of an AV that has less impact on the performance of the system, which is obviously the Defender, being part of it.
What is desirable is rather a good AV for Linux, since in recent years malware for this OS is also proliferating, which today lacks a half-decent AV. -
@Catweazle Windows 7 was the last microsoft os i used and personally i consider their best..
Clamav seems to be the preferred av of choice in nixland but i must admit i have never used an av in linux and i based this choice on the general consensus being it was not needed.
it is very rare i download any software and if i do it's from the repositries.
It would feel kind of strange using one now to be honest.
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@Priest72 , not only from downloads when you do it from the repository, but it isn't the only way to get a malware in the internet.
In W7 are important to have a AV, because the Defender was very basic, but not so in W10, apart from the Sandbox system, not present in W7.
The problem in W10 isn´t the security, but the privacy, but yo can turn off the telemetry, although it means having to search a lot in the settings, or use an app for this, such as ShutUp10 (Made in Germany by O&O Software).
By doing so you get a very fast and obedient SO, certainly not worse than the W7, rather the opposite. -
Avast/AVG is basically spyware. Personally, I use Avira. I, too, agree that win defender doesn't cut it.
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@KSB said in Recommendations for anti-virus to replace Avast Premier.:
Avast/AVG is basically spyware. Personally, I use Avira. I, too, agree that win defender doesn't cut it.
I see some comodo recommendations - i like them, I use their firewall but that's it.Avira is a nice av..no gimmicks or other crap with it.
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The AV is average at best, but I have other reasons for never wanting comodo software in my system.
Comodo have themselves been in far too many negative news stories for borking SSL protection and engaging in malpractice exactly the same as Symantec and StartSSL, yet Comodo are still allowed to carry on as they were, while the other 2 were forced to stop.
As far as I am concerned the state of the worlds security is being made worse every day while Comodo still issue certificates and allow multiple levels of reselling.
Several studies show almost all malware that uses a valid cert to bypass security checks comes from comodo or one of its resellers.
They have made no effort to change this, or revoke any malware certs.This is not the behaviour I expect from a "trusted" security company.
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I've heard nothing but bad things about AVG and how unstable it is, and how it screws up a lot of systems pretty bad.
I've given up on most AV programs and their massive local databases and the constant need to update them. I've been hit by stuff before that goes right through that.
I currently recommend zero-day cloud-based scanners like here - https://www.qualys.com/offer/zero-day-vulnerabilities-require-defense-depth-strategy The databases are online, so no updating. They are always updated as soon as new stuff is discovered. Some of these programs will download a small database every few hours on their own to help detect the current top malware faster. They are also very small.
I'm also using Avira https://thinkmobiles.com/blog/best-free-antimalware/ with an edit to stop the pops and windows defender and also "Hosts" edited to prevent pops and redirects from taking over my computer as well. So A/V and malware will work but if you edit your host's file that will kill most pops that come one other web sites trying to redirect or make you click on them thinking they are legit or giving you any relevant help. But I read that AVG has insider hacking or that someone inside has a grudge against AVG as the Virus that attacks it seems to knows what exact codes to go after. If that isn't scary enough one has to ask how secure is AVG now that it's got insiders attacking their own program?
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