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7. For Windows, I've always liked Avast

Reply to ThingsGottaChange (Original post)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 01:22 AM

Jun 2017

It's got its annoyances, but it's been pretty good for me as a first line of defense. Combined with Ad-block Plus on Firefox, I haven't had any serious infections in many years.

If what you say is true about Malwarebytes, that's disappointing since I've often used it as my backup.

On edit, one caveat: I'm not a heavy net surfer, especially to risky sites. YMMV.

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I heard Panda was a good one. SummerSnow Jun 2017 #1

Really? To me, $25/year for very comprehensive protection on up to 3 computers hlthe2b Jun 2017 #2

Absolutely agree Egnever Aug 2017 #11

All I use now is avast BootinUp Jun 2017 #3

You can still use MBAM as standalone scanner/removal tool... Earth Bound Misfit Jun 2017 #4

Pay for Malware Bytes. It's worth every penny. leftofcool Jun 2017 #5

I did too. OnDoutside Jun 2017 #6

For Windows, I've always liked Avast Wednesdays Jun 2017 #7

Shareware On Sale has a giveaway for Zemana Premium Anti-Malware Earth Bound Misfit Jul 2017 #8

Taking it out for a test drive! ThingsGottaChange Jul 2017 #9

I would avoid that like the plague Egnever Aug 2017 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2017 #10

Any protection worth using is going to require a reboot to uninstall Egnever Aug 2017 #12

I think it's worth the money matt819 Aug 2017 #14