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pls recommend some good free anti virus
pls recommend some good free anti virus program
pls recommend some good free anti virus program
The one included with Windows 10.
Hello @makhan10,
I must admit that a few years ago I used to useAVG - FREE
because I wouldNOT
useWindows Defender
. Today though, I do useWindows Defender
. It has come a LONG way over the last few years and is now a pretty decentAntivirus
program.
There are quite a few FREE Antivirus programs out there, and I am sure that members will come forward with what they use and the reasons why.
I just did some investigating for you and came across these . . .
> The Best Free Antivirus Protection for 2021
> 5 Best (REALLY FREE) Antivirus Software for Windows [2021]
I hope this helps.
And remember, if you go 3rd party free anti virus/malware, you get the same value that you paid for.
Honestly, I'd recommend Windows Defender. It comes included with Windows 10, does not show any ads & is not obtrusive. However, it is a bit resource hungry (maxes out my Xeon E3-1231 v3 when doing a full scan & it also likes to eat disks as well).
I'm not sure. Maybe once a week/month. A full scan takes a while to complete (about an hour on my system - Windows 10 Pro 20H2 x64 on an SSD) & it consumes a lot of resources. The time it takes for scans to finish depends on your CPU & whether you have an SSD or HDD as your Windows drive.