windows defender and the occasional malwarebytes scan
1 year ago | 350
I like how "none" and "Windows Defender" are the same category, lol
1 year ago | 50
Although I’m an extreme beginner in the whole cyber security space, ive found that a huge chuck if not all viruses are self inflicted, so i practice safe browsing
1 year ago | 38
I find windows defender to be pretty good but using my brain to make wise choices with the addition of a VM is generally all I need. I’ll sometimes use malware bytes to do a scan. I also use a file shredder
1 year ago | 113
I am using Kaspersky for years and I believe nothing can compete its advanced threat detection
1 year ago | 36
I've used most of the big names and some smaller names, over the past decades. Norton, McAfee, F-Prot, VET, Kaspersky, Avast, Avira, AVG, CA, Eset, Trend Micro, Fortinet, Malwarebytes and Sophos, but none of them seem to have been able to come close to how Bitdefender consistently provides some of (and usually the) best coverage, whilst causing the least impact to system performance.
1 year ago | 13
Looking at the results of this poll, it is really concerning a bunch of people rely on windows defender as thier main AV.
1 year ago (edited) | 21
On all computers I maintain, I only use built in Windows Defender. If for whatever reason, I need to scan a system for viruses, I boot from live usb with Kaspersky Rescue Disk
1 year ago | 8
Windows Defender, however a very good reason is I share my 365 family subscription with family members, who can add 5 devices each. I then monitor them through the Defender App, its the only easy way I've found of monitoring so many devices centrally and it's proving its worth. I also have devices that aren't used much at all, so just use Defender as I don't do anything silly and it's been pretty consistent
1 year ago (edited) | 15
I use Linux, so I don't have to install an antivirus. I don't even know if an antivirus for Linux actually exists besides ClamAV that is basically used to detect Windows malware in order to safeguard Windows users.
1 year ago (edited) | 9
Windows Defender is my main. I do have Malwarebytes installed in case I want a second opinion though.
1 year ago | 6
Avast , Kaspersky and malware Bytes are my favourite ones . They saved me multiple times
1 year ago | 1
Malwarebytes for individual files and avast for real time protection
1 year ago | 6
Now using ESET Nod32. Have used Avira, AVG, Avast (free), Bitdefender (free) and Kaspersky Internet Security before. ESET seems to be super lightweight and efficient in terms of resource usage among them.
1 year ago | 11
Defender for endpoint (licenced MS Defender) with it configured with all its hardening rules. I just went through an enabled all options and told myself id scale them back if it made my day to day unusable, I’m yet to have it stop me from doing anything.
1 year ago | 3
For the last 10-15 years I have been using the free Comodo Internet Security Complete simply because I can go quite deep into the advanced settings, it has both, an antivirus AND a firewall, which I find really useful at times, its detection rate is also quite nice, but I also am quite aware of how should I use the web, so can't tell for a fact how good it actually is. I use it in tandem with the free Malwarebytes for occasional scans and have found maybe a dozen threats over the decade, most of which were false-positives. Would really love to see what you think of the free Comodo IS Complete set, though.
1 year ago | 2
Is Windows Defender good enough though? Kaspersky has protected me very well in ways I feel like WD wouldn't, but I haven't really tested it.
1 year ago | 3
PC Security Channel
What antivirus do you use?
1 year ago | [YT] | 395