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I was going to buy Kaspersky based on reviews but I stopped because I understand it's a Russian company and may be rather lackadaisical with my privacy/files etc.
I bought Norton instead. I recognize the stupidity of this position as I know American companies are no more likely to respect my privacy. But I felt it was the least worst option.
What do the rest of you think?
I bought Norton instead. I recognize the stupidity of this position as I know American companies are no more likely to respect my privacy. But I felt it was the least worst option.
What do the rest of you think?
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Ermm... Don't buy any!? Use windows defender with the odd scan with spybot and malwarebytes.
I wouldn't be confident of Windows Defender protecting my system.
Free AV product : Avast or AVG
Free AV product for older/modest spec PC's : Panda CloudAntivirus
Manual update/full-scan once a week with Malwarebytes for belt+braces detection.
I wouldn't recommend MS Defender/Essentials to a dog I didn't like !
http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php
You bought Norton, so it's a done deal.
Yes, you are being paranoid.
Does the Avira free version give anything like the same realtime protection as the paid-for product ?
If it doesn't I'd compare Avira to another pay product like Kaspersky, not products that have free versions like Avast and AVG.
Have a look at this and decide http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2421252,00.asp#disqus_thread
Many other reviews available https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=review+bitdefender+free+edition&oq=reviews+bitdefender+free&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l2.14817j0j1&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8
Tried BitDefender once and didn't like how it didn't seem to have an options section. It's like it was wanting to take full control of everything it did. I didn't really leave it on my system long enough to see how good it was at detecting viruses. This might have taken a while though.
I ont mind paying for virus protection. I cant see how you can expect that research to be free
In some cases it's paid for by the software and systems the devs supply to big corporations, the free versions meaning no one has an excuse not to be protected.
If that method didn't work then it wouldn't have lasted as long and I've been using free AV and firewall software since 2005. It's a tactic the AV companies borrowed from other software sectors.
Macs aren't immune from viruses. What makes you think they are?
He said you won't need it, and to be fair you won't because the Mac OS already has XProtect built in which is Apples antimalware/virus engine. Its seamless and never really seen by the user and offers a basic defence again the handful of Mac nastys out there on the Internet.
Windows has a built-in antivirus package, but this doesn't mean that you won't need a better one. Why did the poster say "Go MAC" for then? This indicates that they meant that Macs won't be vulnerable to viruses.
Yeah but it's useful to have AV software on a Mac. I share files with the Dark Side a lot so it's handy to have. I also have a Windows partition to maintain so I need it on that.
Norton's fine. 360 may be better than just the AV. Depends which you like between it and the other good paid for systems. The bigger, and more global the AV supplier is is the more likely it will know if the site you are going to has nasties all over it. US companies gives you commercial interests and the N S A, Russia has lots of hackers -which is either good or bad for writing a good AV system - and the KGB are actually in charge of the country.
Paranoia is justified given the amount of malware about at the moment. My Norton has just picked up two fake download pop ups on a major global newspaper site - one for flash and one for firefox., the fake java download is about again too - you would think the site owners would keep that sort of site safe - but no.
Stick malwarebytes on the computer too. If you buy it, it provides additional realtime blocking, and works with it and Norton both running. and if you stick to the free version, you can run it everynow and again , or when Norton detects anything, for added peace of mind.