whats the best antivirus?

[Jakeowar]

I'm looking for one of the best antiviruses i really need one. also is McAfee internet security good?

 

[Paul NZ]

No Mcafee is the worst. AVOID it

Did you search in here for the other 10,000 questions about this?

 

[Jakeowar]

then should i go for something like avast?

 

[Paul NZ]

If you want. I just stick with the windows one. At least it doesnt crash like the rest of them

 

[Wolfshadw]

At the top of this page, where it says, "Search Tom's Hardware" (with the magnifying glass at the end), type in "Best Anti-Virus" and click the magnifying glass. You'll then see the results of what everyone here at Tom's Hardware thinks.

-Wolf sends

 

[mdd1963]

McAfee and Norton have each had issues with some updates incompatible with a Windows update, resulting in a non-bootable system, however, to say that "any AV other than MSSE/Defender will crash the system' seems a bit of a stretch, and, in my opinion, is a jaded opinion.

(Maybe the aforementioned systems crashing had nothing to do with the chosen AV? Numerous possibilities exist, but, to decide the AV was the cause, one could just as easily blamed Intel, AMD, HP, Dell, or, Asus, etc., depending on the chosen components in the build)