I had Norton's on my previous computer, and on my current one I have been depending on Microsoft Security Essentials, but lately I've been wondering if anyone knew of a good antivirus (something that can detect/stop internet herpes as it tries to download preferably) to use in lieu of either of those, or if I should just stick with Microsoft Security Essentials (I have a full version of it).
MSE is pretty solid. If you have End Point protection, you're pretty much golden. If, however, you want something for personal use that's nearly as light on resources while being very effective, I highly recommend Avast. The free version is more than adequate. The only thing the Pro versions really offer is more extensive customer service.
Stick with MSE, AV is always a crapshoot as it's always going to be out of date, so it's usually down to which one doesn't clog up your machine. My current contract has AV on everything, rabidly kept up to date, and does fuck-nothing when faced a new nasty, or even a new variant of ransomware. Firewalls, updated software, being careful what you click on and, if you want to be really secure, running in VM isolated from the host machine (a lot of newer nasties detect if they're in a VM and shut-off) will do far more than a AV software. Get right down to it, AV is sticking on a rubber after the pregnancy test.
If Ransomware is a problem, use MalwareBytes Anti-Exploit, and HijackThis!, which will prevent ransomware from taking over your system. Also, *always* keep MalwareBytes Anti-Malware on hand. That bastard is great at rooting out malware, and it's free. MalwareBytes Anti-Exploit (free): http://filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_exploit/ MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (free): https://www.malwarebytes.com/ HijackThis (free): https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/hijackthis/
MSE and Malwarebytes has served me fine for years now. Plus there is the best anti-virus protection of all - stay away from piracy sites and free porn sites! That means no free Hentai for you from now on Xy!
Pft! I only get my anime titties from the finest purveyors of the stuff. Ironically a friend of mine almost caught internet herpes from a car site.
Indeed. Thanks to ad banners and the like, you can get malware from a perfectly legitimate site. Google doesn't really check their shit anymore, they just toss it on up and you get to deal with the results. Most people use adblockers, but sometimes they still get through. There are many ways to get malware onto a PC, and the user never doing anything bad to get there.
