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Best free antivirus?
| I use clam, it's a super cool linux antivirus that catches windows viruses too
| Avast I guess, but Karpesky free is looking good so far
| Agora?
| i use avire and i really dont know why.
i just download it cause it was the one i used on my older pc
| Don't use any paid antivirus or free with ads
Don't give money to an industry that solves a problems they make themselves to begin with
ANTIVIRUS INDUSTRY MAKES THE VIREUSES
| I think Windows Defender is enough to protect computer. (if u have win of course)
| >>131313
That is a nice way to scan your windows files, but totally not needed in linux. For linux stuff you probably will be interested more in programs like rkhunter.
| I use sophos but idk man
| Protegent
>nah, I just use avast in silent mode
| avast very strange av
| Whatever you do, don't ever think about McAfee if you care about your own files, it really works because it literally deletes everything amd doesn't let the user have control on it
| >>132996 It also quarantines files and corrupts them, making it so you can never work that program again.
| Norton
| Or maybe McAfree
| MSE
| ESET Trial
After the trial ends you can just go to a Russian website that gives you free key to extend trial
| At first one has to uninstall windos. Its the biggest virus/backdoor on most systems
| >>134152 POWER TO THE LINUX MASTER RACE
unless you're into PC gaming then keep windows for a couple more years while linux gaming is still weak...
| >>134153
Doesn't wine support directx11 now? Im put all my hope into vulkan to break micrococks neck.
| >>134157
You sure? I think its more a question of compatibility, not of performance. I mean there is a resonance why windows is rarely used on servers or high performance computers.
| >>134273 I mean that wine does not perform as good as running applications straight on windows but Linux is better when you compare programs native to each
| I jave the Linux Bible(look it up it exists) and read it very often
| if you looking for free version then you need to try bitdefender free
| Malwarebytes
| >>134614
I've been using it for a few years now and it works well as long as you manually scan it every once in a while. No scams either.
| >>134614 Malwarebytes was and might still be the best malware removal tool around. If you don't want to pay just run the free version every week or something
| (free version still removes everything it can unlike some tools)
| Malwarebytes and adblock are great, all i've needed for a long time
| I prefer 360 free, but it's >free
| MSE
| Just use your brain and don't do or download what you wouldn't. It's the best free antivirus out there. There's a really low chance that you'll happen to encounter something dangerous if you stay safe. Unless it's something like wannacry which spreads throughout the network, then you're fucked no matter what.
| >135791 your brain is not going to protect you from Wanna Cry or etc.
| Common Sense
| >>136398 well, there's that new virus that affects windows, mac, linux and even Solaris, so.......
| That's an exploit not a virus, shouldn't be that long till we see something use it though
| Calling Meltdown and Spectre viruses is the same as calling aging a disease. >>136446 you must be real fun at parties. :]
| But you gurls must feel pretty good ganging up on me for making a mistake....
So it's all right....
| Microsoft Essentials
| >>137341
What are you crying about? You are in a cyberpunk oriented board and some core concepts are expected from g/u/rls here. After 3 months of a world in chaos from Spectre and Meltdown you were waiting for a one sentence explanation to know what is all about. As you brought it here yourself as an argument in discussion you do not receive flowers in return g/u/rl. Know your shit when stepping in the scene or read from those who know theirs.
| You girls are getting worked up over nothing...
| >>137616
Nah we discussing and teaching the true stuff. We not angry. One might not know much and it is cool. But what little is known must be proper. Friends do not let friends advance on mistakes.
| >praise
| >>137357
Srsl., as a microcock-hating linux user I just can confirm this guy for at least two reasons:
- MS security essentials have low usage of ressources, compared to other security/antivirus (it uses the common virus definitions).
- If you use Windows, you already trust in MS, so why increasing the secutity risk by adding a 3rd party software you have to additionally trust.
| >>138162
True, anything not Microsot Security Essentials/Windows Defender will clog up your I/O especially if your PC still boots from a hard disk
| Avira, hands down. You get one "pop up" a day advertising their paid version, but you get constant definition updates and real-time protection. It's good stuff.
| Just use Windows defender
| Make a DMZ, set a honeypot pc on it, get a read only device to analyze the viruses caught and update the virus definitions manually in a script made in perl
| Jill Stingray hentai.
| Don't use an antivirus, just get a good firewall, like simplewall on Windows and gufw on Linux.
| What happened to the good old "good sense"?
| >>139690 too simple there's a reason why people like rube Goldberg machines and it's the same as to why they install antivirus software
Plus common sense nowadays requires stuff like having a good password, for most people it's easier to blame all their problems on thweantivirus that "didn't work" and keep an easu to hack password even though most of the time viruses don't even need to get the user's password and try to act silently to avoid detection and I'm rambling too much Derp
| unplug computer
never virus
| >using a realtime antivirus.
| >Not just limiting torrents and installing ad blockers/tracking blockers and not browsing shady websites.
| An antivirus isn't going to save you from the kind of hacking you're thinking of, OP.
| Antiviruses are mostly crap, i am using CureIT
| >>139609 I agree, though it's worth installing the popup killer for Avira. Makes it easily the best Windows AV for most
| Becoming a hacker and hacking back anyone that invades my pc
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| I currently have Comodo Cloud Antivirus and Avast on my mind, between those 2, what's better? Or is there a better free AV?