Best free Anti-Virus Currently?

[airborne]

There is a mega AV thread lurking somewhere but for the life of me I can't find it.
What in your opinion is the best free Anti-Virus Currently, apart from Windows Defender builtin AV?

Please no trolls with your "don't be stupid pay for decent av" thanks but start your own thread for that nonsense, never paid for AV and never had any issues, especially not after Windows 7 was released but I like having some residual protection so free AV is perfect for my needs.

Fire away!

 

[Rickster]

Avast! free.


Can couple it with malwarebytes free if you are constantly downloading dodge software.

 

[airborne]

Avast! free.


Can couple it with malwarebytes free if you are constantly downloading dodge software.

Thanks, that's the combination I used to use.
Avast has become a bit spammy though, full of cr4p and pop-ups etc, would prefer something different less bloat and junk.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

this^

works for most, especially if you download a lot.

 

[Rickster]

Thanks, that's the combination I used to use.
Avast has become a bit spammy though, full of cr4p and pop-ups etc, would prefer something different less bloat and junk.

Enable gaming mode, removes all the ads.

 

[mr_norris]

I'm not claiming it's the best, but I use Windows Defender on all my Win 10 machines. I install Malwarebytes and do a scan if I suspect something dodge has happened.

 

[|tera|]

Best free: 360 Total Security.
Best paid Corporate: Kaspersky
Best paid Consumer: Vipre
Best paid mobile: Eset Mobile Security and Antivirus
Best free mobile: CM Security

 

[Ho3n3r]

Avira.

 

[Johnatan56]

Enable gaming mode, removes all the ads.

And then remove:
Safebrowser or whatever it's called.
Avast e-mail signature.
Home security.
Cleanup > performance tool.
Don't really like secureline vpn.

 

[Idiosyncratic]

Best free: 360 Total Security.

Agreed, I'm not a fan of Avast and you have the option to have the Avira and Bitdefender engine utilized with 360

 

[Ho3n3r]

Windows 10 with Windows Defender. Everything else just slows down your pc.

As opposed to viruses and malware.

If Defender was a condom, everybody would be pregnant.

 

[Rickster]

Avira.

 

[spiderz]

Format ... install Linux

 

[Venomous]

Avira.

:wtf:

 

[WaxLyrical]

Avast.

Sexy update voice prompt included.

 

[LCBXX]

https://www.av-test.org/en/

For Windows 10 1607 I use windows defender and common sense since most free AV's have issues with this version of Windows currently. Everything else Bitdefender Free.

 

[airborne]

Format ... install Linux

Post #15 and the token install Linux post finally crops up, don't you have some putty or terminal gibberish to attend to?

I'd stick with Windows defender but I have disabled all system auto updates and windows in their eternal wisdom included defender in system updates, so now I get 2 or 3 prompts a day to install defender updates and its getting a little long in the tooth.

 

[Idiosyncratic]

Post #15 and the token install Linux post finally crops up, don't you have some putty or terminal gibberish to attend to?

I'd stick with Windows defender but I have disabled all system auto updates and windows in their eternal wisdom included defender in system updates, so now I get 2 or 3 prompts a day to install defender updates and its getting a little long in the tooth.

If you went as far as to disable Windows updates you may as well go the whole 9 yards and install linux

Ok, ok, I'll stop....

 

[airborne]

If you went as far as to disable Windows updates you may as well go the whole 9 yards and install linux

Ok, ok, I'll stop....

Go play with putty you moron

 

[scienide]

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