Do you use : No Antivirus , FREE Antivirus , or PAID Antivirus and why?

[k64]

Free Comodo Antivirus from the same folks that makes the firewall.
It works great & not too pushy once trained.

I also use Windows MRT.exe as a secondary av scanner.

I also use the free Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, ABE ad blocker, Disconnect, Flash Blocker, cCleaner & lots of common sense 8)

TIP: Don't click links mindlessly - see if the domain looks fishy!.

If you like chrome - use Comodo Dragon instead; it's lot more secure & private than the standard google spyware version.

Comodo also has a FireFox based Comodo IceDragon too.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I always use paid myself.

 

[FTN1971]

I´m a newbiie but about this issue I can contribute.I live in Brazil , the country that responds for " only" 41% of ciber atacks in the World , so this subject is about " survive" .Specialists says that Malware Antimalware ( paid version) is the best to companies and to home user´s too.I use it and it block lots of malicious sites ( the 2014 version works on line) .I cvan also say that I tried Avast ( free and paid) , Avira and Bitdefender and them didn´t found viruses that Malware ( free) find.Another advantage , looks like you aren´t running a antiviruses , is very light.

 

[zthomas]

Free. I use adblock, Ghostery did not let me log into Tom's and other sites. Got avast, Malwarebytes, Spybot SSD, and my own firewall and IP/ DNS set up.

I have the same setup.. and paid Norton.. nothing gets in.. just ghostery.. you gotta white list sites.. but very few with adblock.. went the freeware for years.. many problems.. with the free stuff, some one turned me onto Norton few years back.. been sold ever since.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I agree Norton and Ghostery is a great combo.

 

[Skylyne]

Free Comodo Antivirus from the same folks that makes the firewall.
It works great & not too pushy once trained.

I also use Windows MRT.exe as a secondary av scanner.

I also use the free Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, ABE ad blocker, Disconnect, Flash Blocker, cCleaner & lots of common sense 8)

TIP: Don't click links mindlessly - see if the domain looks fishy!.

If you like chrome - use Comodo Dragon instead; it's lot more secure & private than the standard google spyware version.

Comodo also has a FireFox based Comodo IceDragon too.

I've used Dragon a few times, and I wasn't impressed. Iron is a much better build, in my opinion, and Aviator is definitely one of the best (if not the best) available.

Comodo's AV also yields far too many false positives for me. I ran it for a while, but I never really trusted anything it flagged as malicious; there's was only once when it didn't give me a false positive, and that was because of me being lazy, and barebacking an infected computer to help fix it lol. The firewall is great, but their AV sucks, compared to most others. I'd rather use Avast over Comodo... and I don't like Avast...

Honetly I really prefer to have paid anti virus. Even though there are lots of great free anti virus, with paid anti virus you can get more features, such as identity theft protection, firewalls, parental controls, and system performance tools .Free antivirus software usually provides a bare minimum level of protection. It will scan for malware, and often can perform automatic scans, too.

Most of that extra stuff is just fluff, and the only people who "need" it are the ones who use their AV software as a last line of defence (which is a bad idea). It's a bitter sweet thing, but it's really just a selling point for those who are heavily inexperienced, and it is typically a paranoid feature for those who are either extremely lazy with security, or for the people who really have no idea what they are doing. Until I can see a real demonstration on just how effective these "features" are, I will continue to call it fluff, and nothing more.

I agree Norton and Ghostery is a great combo.

You always recommend Norton, and I keep asking you to explain why... I just haven't found anything that makes me think they are a company you should trust. Are you going to answer me this time? 😛

 

[mdd1963]

Since I switched to W8 I have no antivirus... In Windows 7 I used Microsoft Security Essentials... I think its a matter of awareness of the user at the moment to visit pages, download stuff , use external devices, etc

So you disabled the included/integrated Windows Defender within Windows 8, feeling it better to go 'Digital Commando'?

 

[mdd1963]

After using just MSSE/Defender firewall and having no infections whatsoever (I really only visit perhaps 25-30 trusted techie/news/firearms-related websites routinely), I recently have begun testing 360 TS, and, Personal Firewall.....; so far, I like this combo!

 

[Skylyne]

After using just MSSE/Defender firewall and having no infections whatsoever (I really only visit perhaps 25-30 trusted techie/news/firearms-related websites routinely), I recently have begun testing 360 TS, and, Personal Firewall.....; so far, I like this combo!

360 TS seems to be pretty nice. Can't say I like the company very much, but the independent reviews published say it works pretty well. Definitely much better than MSE, too. The only thing I don't like is it failed to quarantine text file viruses automatically, and I had to scan it manually for it to get flagged... that gives me some unease. Should be good for you, though 😉

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

[strike]Kaspersky 2015 - $5.00

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832355103

Expired.[/strike]

 

[spooky2th]

[strike]Kaspersky Internet Security 2015 - 3 PCs[/strike]

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832355111&cm_re=kaspersky-_-32-355-111-_-Product

[strike]Free: $50 with a $50 rebate[/strike]. I personally have done this a couple of times with Kaspersky over the years. Downside is that the rebate takes around 2 months.

has expired

 

[spooky2th]

I use Fedora 20 with selinux at enforced, and no unnecessary services allowed. Well, the chance of viruses infecting the system is very low, and hacking the system is very hard as well.

Most all the malware is designed for windows computers. Linux based OS's are pretty safe. I fiddle around some with Linux Mint 17 with the Cinnamon desktop. I like it because it works great and it's free.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

[strike]http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832719147

Bitdefender Internet Security 2015 1 PC 1 Year

$9.99[/strike]

Expired

 

[Skylyne]

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832719147

Bitdefender Internet Security 2015 1 PC 1 Year

$9.99

If someone only needs to protect one computer, then this is what I would spring for. If you need more than one computer protected, and you don't mind a slightly more paranoid AV suite, then the Kaspersky deal would be okay.

 

[Guest]

well i didn't find the bitdefender internet security 2015 for $9.99 at newegg the one i found was way high and i looked forever page after page. was it a few hour run i know that they were and still are doing that good for a few hours only.

poorguy

 

[Skylyne]

well i didn't find the bitdefender internet security 2015 for $9.99 at newegg the one i found was way high and i looked forever page after page. was it a few hour run i know that they were and still are doing that good for a few hours only.

poorguy

If you want to wait for another sale, you can. I don't know how often they offer those kinds of sales, but it shouldn't be more than a couple months before something nice pops up. I don't see anything nice on Newegg, right now, so keep an eye out. I'd say to check the <$10 area daily, on your lunch breaks. You never know what might pop up.

 

[Guest]

hey all, thanks for the heads up on the sales.

ok new question i want to know if Ububtu needs to have antivirus support. if so who offers a free antivirus. yes i know this is a windows base forum but it is about antivirus if i read the subject title.
thanks, poorguy

 

[Skylyne]

hey all, thanks for the heads up on the sales.

ok new question i want to know if Ububtu needs to have antivirus support. if so who offers a free antivirus. yes i know this is a windows base forum but it is about antivirus if i read the subject title.
thanks, poorguy

With Linux, the "need" for an AV is more of a subjective thing. If you aren't one of those people who types in their root password any time they are asked for it, then you should be fine without one. There are ways to get around administrative authentication, but I'm not aware of any malicious threats that exploit these methods. Like I said, it is possible to do, but the likelihood of some kid writing a virus like that is slim.

There are AV solutions for Linux users, but I haven't had a Linux box in just over 5 years... so can't help you there.

 

[Guest]

been running ubuntu for years without antivirus just wanted to get some antivirus input is all. for what i use it for i am good. web crusing etc. i use the safe web habits most of the times. for the most part antivirus for ubuntu is not that great and alot of it does not run or install very well. thanks.

poorguy

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I use to run 2 linux variants and never had an issue.

Computer stayed clean.