Best Windows 10 Antivirus?

[Blake Seaman]

My Bitdefender license expired last week, and I need to move on to a new anti-virus software. I'm probably going AVG free for the timebeing, but one thing I noticed was a severe paucity of innovation in the Anti-Virus community in anticipation of Windows 10. Where is my live tile with reports, my cortana integration, my <insert anything that even implies that the producer cares about the largest software upgrade in a decade>.

Kapersky has updated their stuff, but I'm wary buying malware software from Russia (slight pun intended) and Bitdefender posted a blog article promising "support" for windows 10, but where on earth are the people that are doing something worth buying? Where are the enthusiastic developers?

Thoughts?

 

[tgp]

Since Windows 8 we have mostly been recommending using the built in Windows Defender. We haven't seen a marked improvement in quality of a 3rd party AV, such as AVG, Norton (Symantec), Bitdefender, Kaspersky, etc.

Defender in W10 will likely be every bit as stellar. I would recommend just going with that.

 

[Scott Bradley]

I hate all the third party stuff, it is just so intrusive - always pushing this upgrade or that, lots of popups...

I use Windows Defender and I think it works just fine.

 

[brandonpry55]

I've only been using the build in windows defender with 10 and it's been working fine, I've found that if you're going to actually get a virus (not spyware or malware) then any anti-virus doesn't stop the bad ones anyways.

 

[Ankush Jain]

I was using McAfee Internet Securtity from last 13 months (came free with my dell laptop). I was cleaning my C: to get extra space before Windows 10 and found that Mcafee Virus Scan folder have 31 GB of data. I wasted not time and uninstall it now. i believe all anti-virus programe which work with Win8.1 will work with Win 10. Best program is Windows Defender free, light and reliable. No more extra browser tool or web advisor.

 

[Jack Neill]

No need for one, don't be stupid with a computer and you'll be fine.

 

[mjrtoo]

No need for one, don't be stupid with a computer and you'll be fine.

That's about the worst advice I've ever heard...ROFL. I can only assume this was a joke.

 

[Jack Neill]

That's about the worst advice I've ever heard...ROFL. I can only assume this was a joke.

I live on the edge..

 

[Rising Mos]

Using windows defender and common sense. Also, a do a malware bytes scan every once in a while.

 

[xandros9]

I use Defender for basic protection.

Although personally I'm a fan of Avast! since it just has some advanced features I appreciate so I currently use that over Defender.

 

[mjrtoo]

Avast! for me too.

 

[Blake Seaman]

Well I ended up installing bitdefender (mostly because they gave me a great return offer when I tried to leave), and it has performed reasonably well on 10. I still find it aggravating that they don't innovate at all with it, but I guess someday someone will!

 

[Pete]

No need for one, don't be stupid with a computer and you'll be fine.

It's actually fairly good advice, even if a bit loose.

The amount of virus protection needed is directly in proportion with the level of risk you run. An analogy I've used before if "I'm going to ride my bike, what are the best clothes to wear?" - obviously the answer depends on the kind of journey you're taking; you're not going to need a full race helmet, pads, and amour to ride down to the local coffee shop.

We see many threads like this asked every day and we always get as many pieces of advice as there are people responding.

The real answer is always the same - we don't know what your browsing habits are. We don't know how click-happy you are on emails/popups/etc....

Regardless of this, people will continue asking what the best anti-virus software is and people will continue advising whatever suite they use. The original posting user will usually end up buying/downloading whatever software has the most interesting name.

 

[_Emi_]

I think Qihoo 360/360 total security is nice, it gets some false positive but it's free and it has avira and bitdefender database if you want multiple protection at once.
I used to like Eset, but paying for an antivirus sounds too much for me, I now use Windows Defender and if it doesn't detect anything but I am not sure about a file, I use Jotti or virustotal (which I don't like much now since Google bought it).

But I keep defender disabled whenever I noticed it's on. there is some stuff that gets slowed down by antivirus since they check every file created by 3dsmax like phoenixFD simulation, so it's better just to keep it off, don't need it if I am working, although I don't use phoenixFD but that's just one big example how antivirus can slow stuff down way too much.

 

[Jack Neill]

It's actually fairly good advice, even if a bit loose.

The amount of virus protection needed is directly in proportion with the level of risk you run. An analogy I've used before if "I'm going to ride my bike, what are the best clothes to wear?" - obviously the answer depends on the kind of journey you're taking; you're not going to need a full race helmet, pads, and amour to ride down to the local coffee shop.

We see many threads like this asked every day and we always get as many pieces of advice as there are people responding.

The real answer is always the same - we don't know what your browsing habits are. We don't know how click-happy you are on emails/popups/etc....

Regardless of this, people will continue asking what the best anti-virus software is and people will continue advising whatever suite they use. The original posting user will usually end up buying/downloading whatever software has the most interesting name.

That was what I was saying, albeit a tad more elegant...:wink:

 

[milkyway]

I think, the best antivirus software is a good ad blocker :wink:

 

[manus31]

Avast free gas never let me down.Use that and some second opinion stuff like Malwarebytes and hitman pro

 

[RobertBennett1968]

Eset at the moment is by far the best I have used. I use Eset to clean up the mess left behind by the others.