ANTI VIRUS PROTECTION- RECOMMENDATIONS

stolzy said:
Whilst viruses may (or may not) exist for macs, they are not an issue. I have more than a hundred mac-years (I have a hay/meat/cheese/cement-mixer loan-for-tech support thing going) experience with entirely unprotected macs - never had an issue with a virus.

Not only that, but I never heard of anyone having a virus nor heard of anyone who heard of anyone who had a virus on a Mac.
I worry more about meteorites.

I have a windows boot disk too that is constantly infested with malware, even though, AFAIK, its never connected to the interent. I just reformat and reinstall every few months.
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So what are you doing that your windows boot gets viruses when it isn't connected to the Internet. They don't just happen! If it isn't on the Internet then it has to be you transferring them to it.
 
Marki_GSA said:
So what are you doing that your windows boot gets viruses when it isn't connected to the Internet. They don't just happen! If it isn't on the Internet then it has to be you transferring them to it.
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I think its something to do with the force.

For some reason games software (the only thing windows is remotely good for) insists on having an internet connection.
 
Ah so it is connected to the Internet. There is more to it than that I am sure. Odd porn site surfing or cheeky wee torrent download perhaps. Either way never mind your mac is bomb proof so your golden.
 
Marki_GSA said:
Ah so it is connected to the Internet. There is more to it than that I am sure. Odd porn site surfing or cheeky wee torrent download perhaps. Either way never mind your mac is bomb proof so your golden.
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I am partial to the occasional torrent (my download folder is more than 0.5Tb), but only via Mac OS.:D
 
Neavey said:
The main attack vectors for malware nowadays are phishing or browser exploits. Anti virus is not much good against either. Save your money, install Microsoft Security Essentials, remove Java and Adobe flash if installed, use Firefox or Chrome instead of IE and don't use Outlook. You don't really need to change your password often, as long as you use a long random one, not based on a dictionary word. Better still use a password manager, such as Lastpass or 1Password.

And keep your software up to date, and be careful which sites you visit especially to download software.

Oh, and don't run as Administrator, create a normal user account for day to day stuff.
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+1, as the man says :thumb2

Malwarebytes anti-malware and spybot are also handy for regular scans - just untick the 'run at startup' option
 
what Neavey said! AV is useless. Yea they all claim to detect 100,000s of virus / malware. except there's over 410,000 new malware detected online per day, mostly variations but thats how AV works.
They are easy to avoid most of the time, up to date OS, firewall on (both directions), avoid torrents and cracked software.. porn sites are not so bad nowadays..

Mac OS X now appears to be more badly written than MS, so it wouldn't surprise me to find more common pwned mac users, especially with the 'cant get virus on a mac' attitude.

Im on a mac btw..
 
THANKS

Many thanks to all for the contributions, I'm afraid I'm a lifetime windows user and not thinking of changing my kit anytime soon so a mac is out.
Some really good advice here which I will be taking :beerjug:
 
Schtum said:
You need to quantify that. There's nothing like the same number of viruses out there for the Mac OS as there are for Windows.
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There aint so many Macs either.
 
Neavey said:
The main attack vectors for malware nowadays are phishing or browser exploits. Anti virus is not much good against either. Save your money, install Microsoft Security Essentials, remove Java and Adobe flash if installed, use Firefox or Chrome instead of IE and don't use Outlook. You don't really need to change your password often, as long as you use a long random one, not based on a dictionary word. Better still use a password manager, such as Lastpass or 1Password.

And keep your software up to date, and be careful which sites you visit especially to download software.

Oh, and don't run as Administrator, create a normal user account for day to day stuff.
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Is your real name Bond, James Bond? or are you the gadget man...Wot's his name?
 
Thought I'd resurrect this thread.

Anyone have any up-to-date views on AV software for Windows 10.

I currently have McAfee but it seems to hog a lot of resources :rob
 
JoeBiff said:
Thought I'd resurrect this thread.

Anyone have any up-to-date views on AV software for Windows 10.

I currently have McAfee but it seems to hog a lot of resources :rob
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Use Windows 10 own anti-virus and protection called Windows Defender.

It is free and has been much improved.

Operation is automatic and it just runs in the background.

It is part of Windows 10 but if you use a different anti-virus such as McAfee then Windows deactivates part or all of Defender.

You need to switch off or remove entirely any other anti-virus program to get Windows Defender to run.

If you are having problems with slow-running, then download 'CCleaner' to get rid of the junk built up in your computer and run it monthly.
When you download watch out for any pre-ticked tick boxes that may also download stuff you don't want!
 
As ever, a year on, this Samsung is slowing down as more and more updates are added to Windows or other software.

After a recommendation from PCAdvisor and checking reviews I have installed the free version of 360 Security. This adds a user interface and extra functionality to the Bitdefender AV engine.

A check with Malwarebytes and the online Trend Housecall shows it has not let anything through. A similar scan when using Windows Defender showed a couple of things sitting on the SSD.
 
Thanks for the heads-up, guys.

I've removed McAfee (whilst I still have a few months subscriptions remaining...) and am giving Windows Defender a toot. I don't feel I am getting VFM with McAfee - the annual subs are coming in at £60 p.a.; I've only one machine its being used on and, apart from that, it does seem to be a bit resource-hungry.

I've used Crap Cleaner for a good few years now, though their download website (for updating) is deliberately tricky to navigate....:rolleyes:
 
+1
Windows Defender.
It works with Windows without slowing it down! We've only used Windows own products for about 10 years now and have never had one problem.
 
Use Windows Defender if it's Windows 10, you won't need anything else, in Windows 10 it has the defender front end, but the "engine" is Endpoint Protection. It's reliable, and unobtrusive.
 
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