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Emera · 05-15-2015

I honestly wouldn't trust any of these free bits and pieces that you've never heard of before. In my experience, they nearly always fail to do their job properly.

I reccomment Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). It's bundled into Windows 8/8.1, so you don't need to install it if you're on anything above Windows 7. If you're on Windows 7 or below, you can download it here. It's free, lightweight and does its job very well.

I also recommend running a MalwareBytes scan once a month, which can also be downloaded for free. It'll pick up anything that MSE misses as no anti-virus software out there is 100% perfect.

If you're hell-bent on spending money on anti-virus, your best bet is AVG.

(Also works in IT if that adds any kind of 'stamp of approval')

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Emera Nerd Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Berlin Posts: 3,825	I honestly wouldn't trust any of these free bits and pieces that you've never heard of before. In my experience, they nearly always fail to do their job properly. I reccomment Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). It's bundled into Windows 8/8.1, so you don't need to install it if you're on anything above Windows 7. If you're on Windows 7 or below, you can download it here. It's free, lightweight and does its job very well. I also recommend running a MalwareBytes scan once a month, which can also be downloaded for free. It'll pick up anything that MSE misses as no anti-virus software out there is 100% perfect. If you're hell-bent on spending money on anti-virus, your best bet is AVG. (Also works in IT if that adds any kind of 'stamp of approval') Last edited by Emera; 05-15-2015 at 07:26 PM.