Is paying for antivirus a waste of money?

Lee said:

With my brain in the shape it is in those walls can sure be a real problem. . .

I understand and I have a similar issue.

Jeff

This thread boils down to basically two things.

1. Use common sense before you click.
2. Use whichever AV you trust and feel confident with.

As Lee and BunnyJ hinted :) It's starting to make my brain hurt.

Night Hawk
You are most likely onto something as far as the free stuff MS offers at times. You have to remember that WD has been out now since Vista allowing MS time to work on the details quite a bit as well as continuing to see it updated. In fact when going to see the next Insider build update go on you will notice a new WD update proceeds each one! Once you get that and any other immediate updates on then the upgrade continues.

FWIW Window Defender on Windows 10 is Windows 10 specific and not merely updated earlier Windows Defender and Microsoft Windows Essential programs.


FWIW Windows defender for Windows 10 is significantly improved from earlier Windows Defender iterations prior to Windows 10 and MSE on Win 7 or whatever else it may work on .

e.g,

When you start up Windows 10 for the first time, Windows Defender is on and working to protect your PC by scanning for malicious software. It will turn itself off if you install another antivirus app.


Windows Defender uses real-time protection to scan everything you download or run on your PC. Turn off real-time protection temporarily by selecting the Start icon button, and then selecting Settings > Update & security > Windows Defender.
How to protect your Windows 10 PC - Windows Help -

IOW it's all in the details you omitted maybe you should read up on it?

DooGie said:

This thread boils down to basically two things.

1. Use common sense before you click.
2. Use whichever AV you trust and feel confident with.

As Lee and BunnyJ hinted :) It's starting to make my brain hurt.

Really.. it's all personal choice and nothing else. I've used defender for some time and I can't recall getting a virus in years.

At this point this is just overthinking a simple topic.

BunnyJ said:

Really.. it's all personal choice and nothing else. I've used defender for some time and I can't recall getting a virus in years.

At this point this is just overthinking a simple topic.

I've used ESET Nod32 for 10 years at least now and I'm happy with it. My personal choice and I'm sticking with it.
I also run MBAM free on a weekly basis.

Think it's about time I unsubscribed from this thread before I get too old.

long never-ending loop-talk thread lol

Boy talk about a long winded thread about nothing.

No.. just another wall of text.

At this point this is just overthinking a simple topic.

DooGie,BunnyJ ,Lee ,slyphnier


TBH You are all right this thread is pretty well baked to the point of well overdone to burnt to a crisp ubsurdity.and in no small part from my participation and ......


FWIW when I keep seeing persistent fud posted here (not you four)
TBH I get so bored around here I reply with rebuttals and while some of those may be useful for the newbies and head banging monotonous repetition for most of us me included even reading most of my lengthy posts *here .


TBH maybe I should ignore the fud in this thread it ain't likely to ever stop if I don't and probably won't anyway !

all this is almost getting clinical .......

.

blutos cousin said:

Answr:

Depends on how much you like your money

I think you're beating a dead horse here.. seriously. You made your point many posts ago. It's a good idea to let this thread die?
Please.,.. no more.. ok??

Lee said:

With my brain in the shape it is in those walls can sure be a real problem. . .

"You may want to have that looked at!" "don't mind him any. he can get a little sarcastic at times!"

Lee said:

. . .Sorry there Night Hawk. . .must have ducked . . .that when right over my head(though I have a good excuse. . .bad brain. . .

INCOMING!........ Rather basic instructions at the link posted earlier however on how to tighten security up on your own pc.

BunnyJ said:

No.. just another wall of text.

I think that's someone's dept. there!

Ok.. more stuff about nothing..
Die thread die!!