Personal computing discussed
tanker27 wrote:Windows Defender.
And set up VMs and browse in those.
MileageMayVary wrote:Trend Micro is my go-to.
LostCat wrote:I find Defender good enough for most people but not all.
For the rest, there's always these.
https://www.av-comparatives.org/dynamic-tests/
https://www.av-comparatives.org/performance-tests/
SuperSpy wrote:Defender and a good script/ad blocker for your preferred browser.
Thin Man wrote:Sorry All, I should have been clearer in my post. When I said I was still getting pop up ads with BitDefender what I meant was that the pop ups were coming from BitDefender it self. I can understand having that happen with a free program however, when you pay for the thing one normally expects to be free from advertisement hassle.
But this is America, where you pay for cable tv service and still have to watch as many or more ads as you did back when tv was free.
tanker27 wrote:Windows Defender.
And set up VMs and browse in those.
Anovoca wrote:As far as ad-block goes I am very fond of ghostery. For AV I, like many others, made the switch to windows defender. I used avg and avast in the past, but both of those have turned into malware in their own rite.
Dieter wrote:I personally run with ESET antivirus (not endpoint) and MalwareBytes Premium, plus the normal assortment of browser add-ons (uBlock Origin, Disconnect, etc). ESET and MB are both lightweight and seem to catch stuff, even just with sites like Google images.
I mostly setup others with Defender and MB. Defender has allowed a couple of things through, though, like some nasty ransomware that came in through email. It detected it but didn't stop it (user is non-admin).
gmskking wrote:I personally have not used an antivirus program in years. I don't like the idea of having a program always running a scanning and slowing my PC down. I find that using an ad blocker (ad block plus) is enough for me. This requires using Chrome or Firefox. Stay away from Internet Explorer unless you like ads and slow browsing.
SoM wrote:Thin Man wrote:Sorry All, I should have been clearer in my post. When I said I was still getting pop up ads with BitDefender what I meant was that the pop ups were coming from BitDefender it self. I can understand having that happen with a free program however, when you pay for the thing one normally expects to be free from advertisement hassle.
But this is America, where you pay for cable tv service and still have to watch as many or more ads as you did back when tv was free.
read https://forum.bitdefender.com/index.php?/topic/43714-solved-how-to-disable-bd-pop-up-advertisements/
Thin Man wrote:Have you ever considered the fact that your philosophy is what helps the malware to spread so widely and quickly?
Kougar wrote:I only use Windows Defender for a lot of reasons. Ars just recently ran a quick piece on some of the reasons https://arstechnica.co.uk/information-t ... us-is-bad/
For reactive measures I run MBAM and occasionally Spybot S&D. For preventative measures I use Spywareblaster which inoculates most browsers against known malicious sites, so one can prevent the problems from occurring in the first place rather than just reacting to them.
CScottG wrote:Get rid of it altogether and use a browser from a linux virtual machine installation on hyper-v (..or virtual box if you don't have windows pro).
Seriously, AV programs are never going to be good enough and over time they really make a system "sluggish".
Thin Man wrote:gmskking wrote:I personally have not used an antivirus program in years. I don't like the idea of having a program always running a scanning and slowing my PC down. I find that using an ad blocker (ad block plus) is enough for me. This requires using Chrome or Firefox. Stay away from Internet Explorer unless you like ads and slow browsing.
Thank you for providing some comic relief in the responses. Have you ever considered the fact that your philosophy is what helps the malware to spread so widely and quickly?
Redocbew wrote:Using a VM doesn't really offer any protection to the guest(in this case, Linux), but it does help protect the host. Treat the VM as disposable, and if it gets hosed by something just restore from snapshot and start over. Using a windows VM running inside Windows would probably work just as well. Linux is just easier because you don't have to buy another license in order to avoid activation issues.
Escaping from the VM has been done a few times with the help of an exploit, but it's rare. Keep your software updated and it's not likely to be an issue.