Antivirus software

[Alpha Helica Peptides]

I think Nortan is best, available 50% off on Norton 360. Window defender is also free option for who has a licensed version of the window operating system.

 

[fisicx]

I think Nortan is best.....

Ha ha ha hah ha!

You do write some really funny posts.

 

[Alpha Helica Peptides]

Ha ha ha hah ha!

You do write some really funny posts.

HAHA I liked it....

 

[Noel CC]

Anti virus software is only part of the battle. By far the bigger threat is the insider threat, whether that be from deliberate or accidental actions. So many businesses I speak to haven't considered this until it's too late.

 

[Craig Bird]

AV alone is not the complete solution - you need a layered solution, our offering is a centrally managed platform, our team manage and monitor a central Business AV solution, but also include host visibility, advanced threat detection, anti-virus, anti-malware, Operating system patch management, 3rd party system patch management, performance improvement and monthly reporting. Speak to your local provider today!

 

[Steven Boyd]

AV alone is not the complete solution - you need a layered solution, our offering is a centrally managed platform, our team manage and monitor a central Business AV solution, but also include host visibility, advanced threat detection, anti-virus, anti-malware, Operating system patch management, 3rd party system patch management, performance improvement and monthly reporting. Speak to your local provider today!

Craig makes some really great points there.

For personal use, things like free versions of software like AVG (incidentally a personal favourite of mine) are fine for small business and personal use. I'd also suggest looking at sites such as Virus Total - www [dot] virustotal [dot] com which is really useful for checking suspicious files or sites that you may have encountered, against a number of AV Engines, as well as educating yourself on some of the fundamentals around best practices in terms of recognising suspicious emails and safe web browsing practices.

For commercial use, I would suggest a defence in depth or layered approach like Craig's suggestion above.

 

[estwig]

Most anti-virus software is nothing more than a virus itself.

Exactly that!

 

[alan1302]

Exactly that!

You agree with that nonsense?

 

[estwig]

You agree with that nonsense?

Yes wholeheartedly, all the antivirus software I have ever used has been nothing more than spammy rubbish!

 

[Armorica]

Personally I can recommend malwarebytes. It looks really solid

 

[3SSOQCNFWJ]

Hi

I wouldn't recommend using Malwarebytes as it’s more of a quick deep scan on the system for on the go detection and removals. I would recommend paying for a year license. Norton AV, Kasperski, McAfee will do the job. It‘s better to safeguard and protect your information then to leave it to chance.

 

[fc-ramon]

Please please please avoid norton and mcafee. Kaspersky is good, i like their lab work that the do and release

 

[3SSOQCNFWJ]

Norton’s not as bad as people think. People just don’t know how to configure its settings for all the additional let’s say, "clingy add ons”
It’s got good detection rates. A paid for and licensed anti virus is an investment especially if you’ve got a couple years worth of personal data on their. All it would take it the wrong type of virus to corrupt your system 32 files, back door trojans, Adware, Trackers etc and you’ll be kicking yourself for days. Ultimately, a costly error.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is not meant to be a replacement for antivirussoftware.

 

[Nico Albrecht]

Norton’s not as bad as people think.

True they are even worst than that. Constantly finishing in independent tests near the bottom. Somebody would need to smoke plenty of crack to install the likes of northern, avast or macaffee.

 

[3SSOQCNFWJ]

True they are even worst than that. Constantly finishing in independent tests near the bottom. Somebody would need to smoke plenty of crack to install the likes of northern, avast or macaffee.

Nah Think it’s more a matter of personal preference. Sounds like you’ve had a bad experience as it only take a couple clicks to disable other features. Plus they can’t be that bad they’re still in business :/

 

[fc-ramon]

I agree with Nico, Norton doesn't score very well in independent tests. Actually from version 3.5 or 4 onwards Malwarebytes is a full anti-virus replacement. Its detection was lacking before but in recent updates its doing pretty well. There is a "PC Security Channel (on YouTube)" test on Malwarebytes done late last year and it done very well detecting all but one of the testing files which are a mix of malware and virus tests. A big improvement over the Malwarebytes of a year ago.

 

[3SSOQCNFWJ]

I agree with Nico, Norton doesn't score very well in independent tests. Actually from version 3.5 or 4 onwards Malwarebytes is a full anti-virus replacement. Its detection was lacking before but in recent updates its doing pretty well. There is a "PC Security Channel (on YouTube)" test on Malwarebytes done late last year and it done very well detecting all but one of the testing files which are a mix of malware and virus tests. A big improvement over the Malwarebytes of a year ago.

Keen to know Where your pooling your information from as Malwarebytes is a very very basic protection. Each to their own..

 

[3SSOQCNFWJ]

ukPCmag

Just one out of endless UK sites that still put Norton up in the top 5 and a recent 2021 review from testing labs. But please go ahead and share where you got yours from

 

[fc-ramon]

If the site is UK based or not does not make a difference. I'd recommend a site like AV comparatives which rates Norton two out of three stars. Certainly not bad but not the best. I'm personally not a fan of its bloatware type impact on performance.

As for Malwarebytes here's the video -

. This guy is pretty well known for testing anti viruses and the testing is all recorded so no way of altering the test results. Only misses 2 files which then it blocks after a reboot - pretty good compared to the version a year ago which only blocked 70% of malware / viruses ran.


Edit: As for McAfee - It's pretty much as meme in the I.T & Cyber Security space. Pre-installed on oem machines, very poor detection, massive hog, pain to uninstall. At least Norton has kinda matured, McAfee hasn't.

 

[Nico Albrecht]

Nah Think it’s more a matter of personal preference. Sounds like you’ve had a bad experience as it only take a couple clicks to disable other features. Plus they can’t be that bad they’re still in business :/

Norton is a popular pile of shit if you actually wanna work with it and get protection. Norton is very heavy on the cpu in anything even simple things like file transfers. Working with certain apps such as Adobe suit it gets to the point of useless. Norton has still plenty of issues with ransomeware detection and unknown treats. Useless as an STD at best Norton. Source : inhouse testing and seeing what ransomeware servers come come in. Norton and Windows bit defender followed by mccrappy

 

[fisicx]

ukPCmag

Just one out of endless UK sites that still put Norton up in the top 5 and a recent 2021 review from testing labs. But please go ahead and share where you got yours from

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.norton.com

 

[Nico Albrecht]

The negative comments on trustadvisor for Norton are Gold but shows you who would buy products like Norton and mccrappy.

Norton negative review: Awful! Your email that instructs Click to download software didn't work and caused great stress ------ you need to write Double Click.

Second negative review. I found Uninstall and reinstall site and tried to reinstall which failed and it stated that my Vista system now incompatable with the revised Norton360. Contacted Norton again and got nowhere.

OMG. I dare you Norton not to run on my vista. that's hilerouse and confirms my believe people should have a driver licence to operate a computer to prevent further harm.