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Raw Meat!
Cue the Gladiators!
Let loose the trolls!
If there was a clear winner, there's only be one.
I assume you mean for a PC.
Now, let me go pop some popcorn.
Cue the Gladiators!
Let loose the trolls!
If there was a clear winner, there's only be one.
I assume you mean for a PC.
Now, let me go pop some popcorn.
Whatever one you can get to work that doesn't annoy the hell out of you 
Currently using Panda,Avast and just Defender(on the win10 box that I don't use for anything yet),on various boxes.
Currently using Panda,Avast and just Defender(on the win10 box that I don't use for anything yet),on various boxes.
Stay away from McAfee, unless you have at least 2 entire processors to dedicate to keeping it running. Worst resource hog I have EVER seen.
Best very subjective. Never been a fan a the big names because of all the bloat and hogging of resources. I've used Microsoft's own solution since the MS Anti-Spyware beta days right after they bought what is know known as Windows Defender from Giant Software. A few years ago I decided to go with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium for the real time protection in combination with Windows Defender. I know neither are really considered true antivirus solutions, but I find them adequate for my needs. Lightweight non resource hogging security software.
Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit, which is an application that has been in beta for years, is also excellent. It has a very powerful scan engine. It's an on demand only scanner with no real-time protection though. At work, the stuff that our BitDefender Business Edition can't remove, the stuff Malwarebytes' own corporate application can't find, their beta Anti-Rootkit program finds and removes with no problem. BitDefender also comes back with a lot, and I do mean A LOT of false positives where I work. The Malwarebytes products are extremely fast. I've had BitDefender running on employees computers for 4-6 hours doing a deep system scan and find nothing but cookies. It's awesome when I run a BD scan, and since it looks for cookies first thing, the 'Infected Items' count is 30+ right off the bat and people get all freaked out that 30 'viruses' were found in the first 30 seconds of scanning. I can run MBAR on the same computer and it will complete the scan in 15-25 minutes depending on how many files there are and it will find a half a dozen or more legitimate threats and remove them.
Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit, which is an application that has been in beta for years, is also excellent. It has a very powerful scan engine. It's an on demand only scanner with no real-time protection though. At work, the stuff that our BitDefender Business Edition can't remove, the stuff Malwarebytes' own corporate application can't find, their beta Anti-Rootkit program finds and removes with no problem. BitDefender also comes back with a lot, and I do mean A LOT of false positives where I work. The Malwarebytes products are extremely fast. I've had BitDefender running on employees computers for 4-6 hours doing a deep system scan and find nothing but cookies. It's awesome when I run a BD scan, and since it looks for cookies first thing, the 'Infected Items' count is 30+ right off the bat and people get all freaked out that 30 'viruses' were found in the first 30 seconds of scanning. I can run MBAR on the same computer and it will complete the scan in 15-25 minutes depending on how many files there are and it will find a half a dozen or more legitimate threats and remove them.
Contrary to other friends here I am using McAfee Total Protection 2016. It was $16 for 3 computers when I got it. The company was bought by Intel several years ago and having worked for Intel I figured that they would improve it and IMO they did. It's a lot less of a resource hog than the Norton 360 that it replaced. I'd buy it again.
