Will a virus scaner program help?

[awesomedude911]

so i have a gaming rig and was wondering if i should get a virous scaner bc windows is telling me that i should.

ive hear that it makes boot times slower.
should i have the virous scanner on my ssd or hdd?
is it unlikly to get a virus?
what programs do you like?

sudjestions/coments?

Thanks!!

 

[ex_bubblehead]

If you don't mind a virus ridden system that crashes every other second then go ahead and run without protection. On the other hand if you prefer a smooth running system then you need to have a good anti-virus/malware suite. As the free ones go I recommend (in no particular order) AVG, Microsoft Security Essentials, & Avira. Suppliment with Malwarebytes and you'll keep your machine nice and clean.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Microsoft Security Essentials

 

[awesomedude911]

thx guys i got trend micro titanium!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Malwarebytes < use the free non trial version of this also!

 

[awesomedude911]

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