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Richard Cole

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I currently have AVG Ultimate but this is due for renewal soon, should i be looking at alternatives and if so what?
 
I've been using Kaspersky for a good few years now and it's been very good but for some odd reason it can have a tendency to prevent some emails from known sources coming in. Because that's become quite annoying I'm now testing Bitdefender out which seems really good and is similarly priced.

To be honest I don't think there's much between them at all.
 
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Hi Chris and Alex, thanks for your replies, I currently use Malwarebytes on my home computer, free version, but looking for my business, its just for my laptop and mobile phone, do you use the home version or the business editions?
 
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I have the premium version Home edition as now retired also have defender running, when I had a company used the business version for my network for many years and never had a hint of trouble and Bytes always found out dodgy emails etc first, Also never any interference with other software either on loading or running
 
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I checked this out last year, and collective wisdom from those who know much more about the subject than I do suggested (for a couple of laptops):
Windows Defender is excellent. Microsoft objected to everybody buying expensive AV software that then caused problems for Windows so decided to make the best product and include it with Windows.
MalWare Bytes is a no-brainer.
Viruses are more likely to appear during surfing than normal office work. Choice of browser matters. Firefox (and its derivatives) was recommended, with Adblock Plus and NoScript and uBlock Origin, which seem pretty clever.
Tools are available to check/clear any viruses that get past that lot. CCleaner and Privazer seemed to be the recommended ones.
 
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Decided i will get Malwarebytes when my present licence expires in a couple weeks backed up with Defender, thanks everyone for your help.
 
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Depends how important security is to you. Top performers are Bitdefender and Kaspersky. I'd lean towards Kaspersky as having a slight edge with some of their tech. Windows defender and Malwarebytes are in the sub poor performing category and more aimed at entry level protection. They work but fail very quickly for unknown threats and fishing.
 
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Nico Albrecht said:
Depends how important security is to you. Top performers are Bitdefender and Kaspersky. I'd lean towards Kaspersky as having a slight edge with some of their tech. Windows defender and Malwarebytes are in the sub poor performing category and more aimed at entry level protection. They work but fail very quickly for unknown threats and fishing.
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Agree - have used both and do find Kaspersky slightly has the edge and will have less false positives.

Using Windows Defender is very basic and I'd not want to trust all my security to it.
 
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If you use Windows, Windows Defender is the only solution.
Many years ago I used ESET NOD32 Antivirus + Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro after I had tried AVG, Kaspersky, Dr. Web, Malwarebytes, etc. But now Windows Defender provides a perfect protection.
Of course, if your device will be attacked by a hacker, you will need a special depatment to protect your data.
 
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zulu_flutter said:
I almost forgot that we have a type of software called "Antivirus" =)) since I moved to Ubuntu & MacOS
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In fact, a recent study found that Linux malware now accounts for greater than one-third of all malware. This means Linux users can no longer operate under the assumption that only Windows is at risk for these types of malicious attacks.
 
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I do know that bro.
But because Im aware of threats while surfing web and download stuffs and every data I save in my computer or laptop.
So there is no need for an Antivirus software. They cant even do better than I do self-protection
 
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Nico Albrecht said:
In fact, a recent study found that Linux malware now accounts for greater than one-third of all malware. This means Linux users can no longer operate under the assumption that only Windows is at risk for these types of malicious attacks.
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Yes, there are Linux viruses out there, but provided that you are running as a limited user (i.e. not root) there's nothing that they can do.
 
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SteLacca said:
Yes, there are Linux viruses out there, but provided that you are running as a limited user (i.e. not root) there's nothing that they can do.
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A text file and some minor exploit and root access can be gained quite easy in most Linux distros. That exploit was patched but clearly shows Unix and Linux are as vulnerable as any other OS and exploit and hacks can happen. Not sure why Linux user think they are save normally you only get that thinking from brainwashed Apple users.
 
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Nico Albrecht said:
A text file and some minor exploit and root access can be gained quite easy in most Linux distros. That exploit was patched but clearly shows Unix and Linux are as vulnerable as any other OS and exploit and hacks can happen. Not sure why Linux user think they are save normally you only get that thinking from brainwashed Apple users.
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I don't "think" I'm safe, I know I am. However, I've been using Linux for 30 years, and I understand the underlying systems and, more importantly, how to configure them. I understand best practice for avoiding threats, and I never run the system as root.

I do also use Arch Linux and the testing repositories, so I get patches pretty much real time.
 
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Nico Albrecht said:
A text file and some minor exploit and root access can be gained quite easy in most Linux distros. That exploit was patched but clearly shows Unix and Linux are as vulnerable as any other OS and exploit and hacks can happen.
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Any OS has vulnerabilities.

The number of Linux exploits in the wild is much lower. The odds of a Linux machine being compromised are much lower.

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In fact, a recent study found that Linux malware now accounts for greater than one-third of all malware
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What study was that and what did it measure? A lot of studies are misleading. I remember one a few years ago that said Linux had more vulnerabilities than Windows but they calculated the number of Linux vulnerabilities by adding all vulnerabilities in the repos of several major distributions - so counted each vulnerability once per distribution and included all software in the repo and compared that number to reported numbers in Windows.

Note for people on familiar with Linux: distro = version from a particular vendor or project, repo(sitory) = appstore + OS updater.
 
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Helpful Johnny said:
You are going to need to provide a citation to make a statement like that, almost certainly apples vs pears...
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Not today Jonny, there is tons of bullshit being posted here in other categories without ever providing citations or providing any basic information to answer questions. I post the citation in a couple days. My counter offer is to open a new thread about this topic as this one is about anti virus and we can take it from there.
 
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Nico Albrecht said:
My counter offer is to open a new thread about this topic as this one is about anti virus and we can take it from there.
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So why not just do so, start with the citation, and post a link from here.


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Not today Jonny, there is tons of ******** being posted here in other categories without ever providing citations or providing any basic information to answer questions.
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So please make an effort to be better than the lowest quality posters.
 
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Richard Cole said:
Decided i will get Malwarebytes when my present licence expires in a couple weeks backed up with Defender, thanks everyone for your help.
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Have you bought Malwarebyters or you want a better option in same price? I recommend you to give a try to MacPaw's CleanMyMac X which I have been using for about a month and I can tell you that it is working wonderfully well. I actually came to know about this relative new antivirus after reading about it
 
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Any of those 3 I'd go for on Mac OS X as first choice Kaspersky, Bitdefender or Sophos followed by Malewarebyte free edition to have a 2nd go after. All of those 3 offer enterprise level tech in their consumer products. They are not afraid to go head to head in tests and have a proven track record for decades.
 
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