Antivirus needed??

No developer of an AV product can honestly claim that their product is compatible with Windows 10. This is impossible while Windows 10 is till in a state of active development. Members of this forum may say that a particular AV product works well with Windows 10 but I expect this "testing" is far below the standards of an AV software developer. I still maintain that Windows Defender is the safer option - at this time.

That is my view and it isn't going to change. The opinions of others will differ. At my age I tend to take a more conservative view, particularly when I am making recommendations to others, many who will do not understand the implications.

BunnyJ said:

Seriously,. there is not one single AV that's going to keep you from getting either a virus or malware if you take chances in what you download or the web sites you visit. Each person takes on that risk and understanding that is the key.

Jeff

If there are other choices, why would not try something else if a product fails for you? Do you think that they are all the same or nothing can be better? If you think that nothing is 100% protection then it doesn't matter what you use.

BunnyJ said:

Do you think that an AV is 100% going to protect you from a virus/malware?? The AV companies are always playing catch up to the guys/gals that write viruses and there is no way that they can predict what they will do next. It's good to have an AV but no matter how good it is it can't protect it from yourself.

A 100% fuel proof AV just doesn't exit and never will.
Jeff

Nope, I don't think an AV is going to protect 100% but there are better options to choose from. Wish I could find that article where even a MS spokesperson made that statement.

wptski said:

BunnyJ said:

Do you think that an AV is 100% going to protect you from a virus/malware?? The AV companies are always playing catch up to the guys/gals that write viruses and there is no way that they can predict what they will do next. It's good to have an AV but no matter how good it is it can't protect it from yourself.

A 100% fuel proof AV just doesn't exit and never will.
Jeff

Nope, I don't think an AV is going to protect 100% but there are better options to choose from. Wish I could find that article where even a MS spokesperson made that statement.

This is going to be my last input into this but you say "There are better options to choose from" ... I think it's fair to say that is the same as saying this AV is better than that AV however you can't truly say that.

Where one AV will prevail another will fail and visa versa...
Ultimately as i said earlier it's an individual choice based on your reasons for choosing that particular AV.

I believe one of the main points that lead to this debate was a comment along the line that MSE/Defender is the best while in the preview phase as 3rd party companies can't necessarily know what M$ are doing to the OS in each update and in my opinion it's a fair comment however it's certainly not a show stopper for people wanting to play with other AV's if they so choose to.

-Jamie

For me it depends on whether Windows 10 is installed in a virtual machine or physically on your hard drive. I run it in a virtual machine (WMWare Workstation) and there is no access to my hard drives except to one shared folder. With this setup I feel quite comfortable with Windows Defender and the built in firewall plus Malwarebytes. But if I had it physically installed on my pc I would never trust Windows Defender.

Not sure about everyone else; but Ive downloaded and reinstalled avg antivirus 2015 in 10 and it seems to be working just fine so far. I have not gotten any errors or anything of that sort; but i will continue to watch and see if anything comes up.