Gaming A good antivirus?

[Deleted User]

how do you remove cortana?

https://superuser.com/questions/949569/can-i-completely-disable-cortana-on-windows-10
I haven't tried any of these for myself, as I don't use Windows 10, so I'm not sure how well they work.
EDIT: Ninja'd.

 

[AyanamiRei0]

http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-uninstall-and-remove-cortana-in-windows-10/

That's the process I went with. Completely removes it, rather than just disables. I also removed edge and put in "classic shell", but that may be a bit much for some folk. Just disabling her works, though still takes up a bit of resources (just a lot less)

I'm going to remove cortana I disabled it last time and reinstall classic shell I just use it for the task bar transparency

 

[Raylight]

https://superuser.com/questions/949569/can-i-completely-disable-cortana-on-windows-10
I haven't tried any of these for myself, as I don't use Windows 10, so I'm not sure how well they work.
EDIT: Ninja'd.

meh ill pass thanks though

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Herd Protect, as long as you scan frequently

 

[XavyrrVaati]

I recommend Webroot SecureAnywhere, along with Malware Bytes.
But really, the best antivirus, antimalware, and internet security is you.

EDIT: I must point out that Windows Defender (for win10) is actually pretty good on it's own.

 

[_Chaz_]

CommonSense™ 20XX Deluxe Suite and MalwareBytes for the occasional scan.

 

[AyanamiRei0]

Also recommended Firefox addons I'm using Waterfox but Firefox addons work just fine with Waterfox

 

[RevPokemon]

I use AVG and have to say it is pretty good although I am tempted to try avira

 

[Deleted User]

Also recommended Firefox addons I'm using Waterfox but Firefox addons work just fine with Waterfox

http://www.logicalincrements.com/firefox/

 

[Costello]

I use AVG but it shows me advert popups every day which is extremely annoying. So I am looking to change...
from what I read in this thread there isn't a universally recommended solution

common sense is the most helpful but sometimes just not enough, sometimes you have to work with USB devices from other people, sometimes you're going to download files from what looks like a legit server but that has been hijacked, etc, at the end of the day you're always safer with a decent antivirus (IMO)

edit: I found this http://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-antivirus,review-2588-5.html I am going to try Avira first since it's been ranked #1, and then the second one if I'm not satisfied, etc.
Avira can be installed via Ninite which is great

edit 2: goodbye AVG! you lost another user

 

[MarkARC]

I tend to use this site to compare antivirus software.
https://www.av-comparatives.org/

It's not a matter of finding the best antivirus software out there, for me, it's more about using an antivirus software that gives you the best level of protection based on your usage.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

I use AVG but it shows me advert popups every day which is extremely annoying. So I am looking to change...
from what I read in this thread there isn't a universally recommended solution

common sense is the most helpful but sometimes just not enough, sometimes you have to work with USB devices from other people, sometimes you're going to download files from what looks like a legit server but that has been hijacked, etc, at the end of the day you're always safer with a decent antivirus (IMO)

edit: I found this http://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-antivirus,review-2588-5.html I am going to try Avira first since it's been ranked #1, and then the second one if I'm not satisfied, etc.
Avira can be installed via Ninite which is great

edit 2: goodbye AVG! you lost another user

See, I still say HerdProtect is better because it uses a server-based system with 50 antiviruses running to make sure nothing is missed. And because samples are analyzed server-side, your computer doesn't get the huge performance hit that most antiviruses give you

 

[DinohScene]

AVG, even tho it's becoming quite annoying lately..
Panda antivirus (lightweight)
Malwarebytes obviously.

 

[pokemonster]

eset is light.

 

[Onepunchbruh]

Best you can get is AVAST!

 

[GreatCrippler]

As a rule I just use Defender, but about every other week, I run a full scan of SAV, and then CCleaner just to tweak things. Advantage being that at all other times I don't worry about running anything else in the background.

 

[banjo2]

I never actually use realtime anti-virus programs. I just run scans. No real need because I trust everything I download and don't pirate so I think that lowers the chances of a virus. I just run scans.

 

[Costello]

I use AVG but it shows me advert popups every day which is extremely annoying. So I am looking to change...
from what I read in this thread there isn't a universally recommended solution

common sense is the most helpful but sometimes just not enough, sometimes you have to work with USB devices from other people, sometimes you're going to download files from what looks like a legit server but that has been hijacked, etc, at the end of the day you're always safer with a decent antivirus (IMO)

edit: I found this http://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-antivirus,review-2588-5.html I am going to try Avira first since it's been ranked #1, and then the second one if I'm not satisfied, etc.
Avira can be installed via Ninite which is great

edit 2: goodbye AVG! you lost another user

after trying out avira it turns out it's the same as AVG: there are adverts every 2 days and you gotta pay if you want them disabled.
goodbye Avira! trying out the next one on the list...

 

[RemixDeluxe]

How has no one here suggested bitdefender?

If you were going to pay for any antivirus program that is one worth its salt. MalwareBytes works good together with it and thats all you should need. Common sense is something else you need but for some people you need to pay a subscription fee for that.

 

[Costello]

I am using bit defender now, the free version.
I haven't seen any popups in the 3-4 days I've been using it, but the app is extremely simple, no customisation/options at all (that I have found)
I don't know if it will be efficient... but for now at least I've got something and I don't get popups every other day