Best antivirus for a Q9300 cpu based computer  

Hi
I have a Q9300 cpu , 8 gb of ddr2 ram, crucial SSD and windows 10 pro. What is the best optimal antivirus software for my system? I currently use windows defender. Thanks.

Windows Defender.

Hi there
these days for HOME type computers -- only 2 possible answers

1) Human Brain to avoid obvious scams - e.g cloned / fake web sites offering tax refunds etc and a zillion of other common scams

2) WD -- it's based on the really robust security built into Ms's AZURE cloud servers -- the security is regarded as one of the best if not the best in the industry.

Days for 3rd party A/V products on Home computers are over - they were designed for last Century's systems - W10 these days has ramped up security very well with WD, it's updated frequently and I doubt whether anything else is found by other packages that WD fails to notice.

Cheers
jimbo

TairikuOkami said:

I have chosen Panda Free, because it is as light as it can get, RAM, CPU and disk wise.
But note, that it is not as good as other AVs, though it is sufficient for a conscious user.

Thanks for mentioning panda. I might try it later.

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Thank you all. I am now considering a few file access adjustments to defender to speed up windows and will see what'll happen.

In my opinion, after years of testing and installing different AVs and after verifying that WD improved a lot, I usually use, once every x, a week, two, a month, Dr Web CUREit and do a full scan.

I always thought that a second opinion is better from time to time to make sure, tests, review of questionable emails, etc., I use a DVI in VirtualBox to test.

Greetings.