I've been using avast! for a while now and while it's been working for me, I wonder if there is a better one out there.

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What Antivirus are you using?

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avast!
AVG
Kaspersky
McAfee (What the fuck?)
Norton Antivirus
Trend Micro
Others

Why isn't "None" an option?

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It was, but it got hacked lol

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ESET as well, currently version 5, but I have 9 ready for my next windows format in a few days.

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Looks like BitDefender gets the highest marks (best combo of RAP score, Performance Impact (lowest of them all), and stability.

https://www.virusbulletin.com/testing/results/test_from/2015-08/vb100-antimalware

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Heh. It is a bit sad but funny how every single AV-related site trashes Lavasoft in every conceivable way.

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I use AVG as well. If you are generally careful, even an average quality antivirus will be enough.
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Brain + eset smart security + sometimes to scan malwarebytes pro

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Norton for me! I also have a sub for Malwarebytes, both work perfectly together.

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Bitdefender!

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Common Sense + Windows Defender.
Only time I ever got a virus, it came on a floppy disk.

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Well i'm using a polish antivirus named Arcabit.
Works perfectly for me :D

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Malwarebytes + BitDefender

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Windows Defender

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That poll literally lists every shitty commercial antivirus softwares in the existance.
Use your brain, if you're having trouble use Eset NOD32( I do use it since I have to use lots of USB's from different classmates¹). Avast is the second worst antivirus ever, first one was Panda (I don't know if it's still around).

¹most of them are technologically retarded.

Notes;

Avira has A LOT of performance impact.

Kaspersky is completely useless in malwares.

Norton just adds a yellow box near your computer clock and does nothing else.

McAfee ... seriously ... what the f**k is wrong with you ?

AVG was okay until W10, they have a bad support for it.

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"BitDefender has A LOT of performance impact."

No, it does not. Please do your research.

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I mixed up BitDefender and Avira. Sorry about it, it's been a long time since I used them.

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Ah, yes, I have to agree with you based upon my experience. I'd go look up the performance hit for it on av-test but I just got home from work and am too lazy to. xD

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I'm using Avast! at the moment, with the occasional run of MBAM. I also use common sense and don't click and run random things from unknown sources.

I also use Sandboxie and/or VirtualBox when I want to run suspicious things that could potentially put me at risk.

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This is a good strategy, IMO.

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Eset

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Common sense, an excess of caution, and Mbam for when I inevitably screw up. I used to work in IT and I found, working on other peoples' computers, what some of the most common ways virus are transmitted porn and torrents, and especially porn torrents and so now I can avoid some of the risks that way. I used to run Avast, but it decided to flip out on me, so now I'm running rather unsafely.

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Got Kaspersky internet security 2 years for free. Used Windows defender before that.

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Norton

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Eset Nod32

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I'm not a professional, a hacker, or whatever, but I'm aware of most of the common dangers you can find on the internet.
I used AVG and avast! (free versions) in the past, but then I realized they only ate resources and annoyed me with messages every moment. Then I switched to Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows 7, which got embedded as Windows Defender in Windows 8 and 10. Never had a problem nor annoyance with it (but maybe it's because I know what to click in a web page), it's very quiet and light.
I run Malwarebytes every now and then, but usually it doesn't find anything.

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Webroot which is honestly the best anti-virus program I've used. Before I had Kapersky which I did not like and Norton which was fine.
I also use Malwarebytes to scan my computer from time to time as well as CCleaner to clean up my files.

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For security I use Microsoft Security Essentials. It is very light and absolutely enough if you don't visit shady parts of Internet

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ESET NOD32

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avira free

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Avast Internet Security afters 2 years... 0 virus.

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