My one year free webroot trial is ending tomorrow, anyone know a good antivirus?

I've been using AVG's free edition. Haven't had any problems with it and its been getting the job done

There may be better stuff out there though but that's one option.

Biggie said:

MalwareBytes is a decent one

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Thats not a virus remover tho thats a malware.

I currently use Norton but thats kinda crap so I mix it with Avast. Avast is free but will bug you to register if you dont, but thast still free ither way. Not sure how good it is but its been doing a good job blocking crap.

If you are using Windows, Microsoft offers free antivirus as well with Microsoft Security Essentials

Cowboy Crow said:

Thats not a virus remover tho thats a malware.

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Malwarebytes removes malware, adware, viruses, and rootkits.

Genocide said:

Malwarebytes removes malware, adware, viruses, and rootkits.

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Where does it say that just wondering? It only says it removes malware and iv only seen it remove my malware, not viruses.

Cowboy Crow said:

Where does it say that just wondering? It only says it removes malware and iv only seen it remove my malware, not viruses.

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The word Malware is short for malicious software, which can refer to viruses, adware, rootkits, ect. In other words, a virus IS malware.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware

Malwarebytes is great for detecting and removing the nasties. However, it does not offer realtime protection with the free version. You will need to run scans manually unless you wish to fork over a small price.

Biggie said:

It does, actually.

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No, it doesn't.

The full version free trial IS NOT the same thing as the free version.

Bitdefender (its free for the cheepscape )Free / total protection(about $90) / family protection(About $50) (only applys if you have 3 or more computers or a family) http://www.bitdefender.com/

I use bitdefender it doesnt bug me while I play my games usually 4-5 hours on tf2/dota 2

So yeah, Malwarebytes is a good thing to use in pair with Antiviruses. Separately, it's taking care just of malware.

SarcasticWisdom said:

Free or paid doesn't matter just need one

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Have been using Norton Internet Security suite for 3 last years - can't complain about it (well, maybe only about their Vault which, quite frankly, sucks).

PsychoRealm said:

So yeah, Malwarebytes is a good thing to use in pair with Antiviruses. Separately, it's taking care just of malware.


Have been using Norton Internet Security suite for 3 last years - can't complain about it (well, maybe only about their Vault which, quite frankly, sucks).

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What exactly do you think malware is? For the last time malware includes virues, spyware, adware, rootkits, worms, ransomware, ect. People are using the term malware as if it is one thing. However you cannot name that one thing, because malware is a category, not just one thing.

People usually get Malwarebytes in addition to their antivirus because it can pick up things that their AV will typically miss. That is why it has the compatibility statement. However, the premium version definitely offers comparable protection to just about any AV on the market.

The main difference would be the Firewall offered by most AV's as MBAM doesn't have a built in firewall in their program. They do offer it as a separate piece of software though. Also, many AV's will have features to speed up system performance and anti-phishing protection for the browsers.




This may help you decide, there is an entire article on the best of the best for 2014
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372364,00.asp

f-secure is the best

Genocide said:

What exactly do you think malware is? For the last time malware includes virues, spyware, adware, rootkits, worms, ransomware, ect. People are using the term malware as if it is one thing. However you cannot name that one thing, because malware is a category, not just one thing.

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Makes sense. Two years ago when I was testing Malwarebytes it was great with "ware" such as spyware, adware, scareware and so on and sucked pretty much on worms and viruses - that's why I was still under impression their primary focus was still "-wares" as opposed to active malware.