Antivirus needed??

I don't believe Windows Defender is good enough for the job. And like any version of Windows you need a robust security setup. I have AVG free installed and have had no issues so far.

JDobbsy1987 said:

Unfortunately i believe this will be the case with any AV regardless of how good it may be, they can't protect you from everything out there but will eliminate the vast majority of threats providing your AV is up to date.

I used to use AVG Free for XP and half of my use of Windows 7 at which point started using MSE (Defender from Windows 8... as MSE was built into Defender).

AVG - Had 1 or 2 infections (I had a lot to do with that i'm sure)
MSE/Defender - Not had an infection yet

Everyone will have their own story which brings us back to the age old question of "Which AV is the best?"... There isn't a 'Best' one.

-Jamie

This is the same song and dance I hear every time I tell this story. If the free AV app allowed an infection I don't know how you can say, nothing is perfect and continue to use it. In W7 Webroot blocked the download of a file but in W10, MS Defender allowed it to be downloaded. The choice is clear to me.

BunnyJ said:

In the end of the day the best AV is still the one between your ears.

Jeff

True but the browser hijacker came from a file sharing site(Dev-Host) which I had downloaded all kinds of files from before with no problems. I thought it was safe.

BunnyJ said:

wptski said:

BunnyJ said:

In the end of the day the best AV is still the one between your ears.

Jeff

True but the browser hijacker came from a file sharing site(Dev-Host) which I had downloaded all kinds of files from before with no problems. I thought it was safe.

That's your problem.. trusting file sharing sites. They're know for including things like that,

Develophers for my old tablet stored their work there and there never was an issue but Cnet if full of malware.

OT: Anyone that has possibly purchased BitDefender at a discount, wasn't satisfied with it and stopped using it like me. I was greeted with a $70 PayPal charge this morning. I "assume" they have a auto-renewal that I missed! I've been notified before prior to a upcoming charge but I guess AvanGate doesn't do that. I have filed a complaint with PayPal, we'll see how that goes.

wptski said:

JDobbsy1987 said:

Unfortunately i believe this will be the case with any AV regardless of how good it may be, they can't protect you from everything out there but will eliminate the vast majority of threats providing your AV is up to date.

I used to use AVG Free for XP and half of my use of Windows 7 at which point started using MSE (Defender from Windows 8... as MSE was built into Defender).

AVG - Had 1 or 2 infections (I had a lot to do with that i'm sure)
MSE/Defender - Not had an infection yet

Everyone will have their own story which brings us back to the age old question of "Which AV is the best?"... There isn't a 'Best' one.

-Jamie

This is the same song and dance I hear every time I tell this story. If the free AV app allowed an infection I don't know how you can say, nothing is perfect and continue to use it. In W7 Webroot blocked the download of a file but in W10, MS Defender allowed it to be downloaded. The choice is clear to me.

It's clear to you... not the millions of people who have never had an issue with MSE hence there isn't a "best" one, i have seen many infections on PC's regardless of the AV installed (Kaspersky, McAfee, AVG etc...).

These infections are from both Home Users and Corporate Users that i support at work.

I've not had an issue with MSE YET, you haven't had an issue with Webroot YET

I'm in no way saying people should use MSE, that's an individual choice.
There is really no catch all fix.

-Jamie