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What's your go-to virus protection product/service?
Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:08 am
Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:08 am
My home laptop, a Lenovo about 4 years old, is the victim of some pretty nasty malware this week. Right now, I use McAfee, but am pretty tired of them because the real-time scanning never seems to catch anything early and the customer support stinks. I spent 4 hours yesterday trying to get it fixed while talking to someone in India. And that wasn't the end of it, because for some reason my hard-drive became full (not possible from my doing) and they don't know why or how to fix it (yet, the guy claimed my computer was now virus free).
So, has anyone had any experience, good or bad, with Kaspersky, MyCleanPC or any other virus protection/operational system support service that I should consider?
Thanks in advance.
So, has anyone had any experience, good or bad, with Kaspersky, MyCleanPC or any other virus protection/operational system support service that I should consider?
Thanks in advance.
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Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:14 am to Thorny
Are you running Windows 7?
On my 8.1 machines I run Windows defender, Windows firewall, malwarebytes, and ad blocking/script blocking add ons in my browser. This has worked well so far.
I'm not sure how effective Windows defender is on 7...
On my 8.1 machines I run Windows defender, Windows firewall, malwarebytes, and ad blocking/script blocking add ons in my browser. This has worked well so far.
I'm not sure how effective Windows defender is on 7...
This post was edited on 11/13/14 at 10:15 am
Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:14 am to Thorny
quote:
What's your go-to virus protection product/service?
Myself
Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:15 am to Thorny
MalwareBytes is my goto to.
Even the free version is solid.
After years of using it for free and watching it develop from a shareware, yet still powerful, tool, I decided to buy a 1 year sub to the premium service this year.
I've never regretted having it and at times have regretted NOT having it.
I work in IT, so I constantly get the "Hey man, I've got a computer problem, can you fix it for me?" phone calls and texts from friends and family. Before I lay a finger on their machine, I tell them to download and run malwarebytes and more often than not, that alone can solve their problems.
MalwareBytes
Even the free version is solid.
After years of using it for free and watching it develop from a shareware, yet still powerful, tool, I decided to buy a 1 year sub to the premium service this year.
I've never regretted having it and at times have regretted NOT having it.
I work in IT, so I constantly get the "Hey man, I've got a computer problem, can you fix it for me?" phone calls and texts from friends and family. Before I lay a finger on their machine, I tell them to download and run malwarebytes and more often than not, that alone can solve their problems.
MalwareBytes
Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:19 am to Thorny
I use Windows Defender, which isn't a resource hog. Plus I back up all my data every day. The online backup company I use backs up every version of every file, so if a data file gets compromised I can just get an older one.
I can do a clean reinstall of everything in just over an hour, that takes less time than trying to disinfect a machine.
I can do a clean reinstall of everything in just over an hour, that takes less time than trying to disinfect a machine.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:21 am to Thorny
quote:
What's your go-to virus protection product/service?
OSX. ( and a dash of common sense)
Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:26 am to Thorny
Avast (free), typically for everyday virus monitoring. However, it has become extremely bloated as of late.
Hitmanpro by SurfRight.
Kaspersky (paid) is pretty good as well.
Malwarebytes and CCleaner for malware/adware.
And anything from bleepingcomputer (RKILL is great).
Hitmanpro by SurfRight.
Kaspersky (paid) is pretty good as well.
Malwarebytes and CCleaner for malware/adware.
And anything from bleepingcomputer (RKILL is great).
Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:29 am to TigerGman
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OSX. ( and a dash of common sense)
the common sense part of at equation is a lot more valuable than the OSX.
As for the OP, never pay for virus protection. Are they going to reimburse you for taking it to a local shop to clean up? No? Why pay for the service then.
Use the free version of AVG, Avast, or MSE and keep the free version of malwarebytes up to date. 2 other free products that are useful to remove virus and malware is ADWcleaner and RogueKiller. All of those programs can be downloaded for free at bleepingcomputer.com
Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:44 am to jcole4lsu
quote:
the common sense part of at equation is a lot more valuable than the OSX.
Well, the number of active malware for OSX is minuscule compared to that for Windows. So you almost have to work at it to have a problem, like use pirated software ( and even that is unlikely ).
Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:55 am to Thorny
Microsoft Security Essentials+ Malwarebytes is what I normally use.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:07 am to Thorny
Eset for Anti-Virus
All these people saying MalwareBytes.
You realize the free version only cleans up AFTER you are already hit right ?
All these people saying MalwareBytes.
You realize the free version only cleans up AFTER you are already hit right ?
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:10 am to Thorny
Windows defender
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:30 am to SG_Geaux
quote:
You realize the free version only cleans up AFTER you are already hit right ?
Yeah. I found that out a couple a years ago. Much to my surprise.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:30 am to SG_Geaux
quote:
All these people saying MalwareBytes.
You realize the free version only cleans up AFTER you are already hit right ?
Which is why it is used in conjunction with an antivirus program, not in place of.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 12:38 pm to Thorny
Malwarebytes and Windows Defender
Posted on 11/13/14 at 2:55 pm to lsufan_26
Every time I build a new computer, I wait for newegg to sell ESET for 10 bucks, (or buy a 3-user license for 20)
I've had it for over 3 years and I've never had an issue with any of my computers. One of which is always downloading something from the bay of pirates.
I've had it for over 3 years and I've never had an issue with any of my computers. One of which is always downloading something from the bay of pirates.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:58 pm to Thorny
A Mac
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:59 pm to Thorny
Avast!
Posted on 11/13/14 at 4:07 pm to jcole4lsu
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Use the free version of AVG
Has AVG improved? Because many years ago I recall it being a nagging, intrusive resource hog.
For prevention, Windows 8/8.1's native security is more than sufficient. And I am torrenting movies, music, games, and software constantly.
This post was edited on 11/13/14 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 11/13/14 at 4:29 pm to Thorny
Linux.
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