What's the best free antivirus that detects quick and knows when it's something bad before running/extracting/etc
My Computer
System One
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Avast is now fixed on Windows 8, new update made the blue screen error dissapear, so just make sure to download the lastest version from www.avast.com if your gonna use it.Avast crashes windows 8 as well, so does ESET, these are few known programs.
.Those free security programs do nothing except consume resources on your computer
No, 3rd party programs update much more frequently - typically every 4hrs - Avast does streaming updates.However Ms usually updates windows defender daily - and as it's part of the windows kernel Ms will be able to update far quicker than the 3rd party vendors
BTW also forget any of those magazines listing "comparative values" of security applications or similar -- these results are ALWAYS at least 6 weeks out of date by the time you get to read them
Why?
What basis do you have for thinking Defender is better than , or as good as 3rd party solutions?
None that I know of.
@Jimbo,
.Those free security programs do nothing except consume resources on your computer
Avast is lower on resource usage that Defender.
No, 3rd party programs update much more frequently - typically every 4hrs - Avast does streaming updates.However Ms usually updates windows defender daily - and as it's part of the windows kernel Ms will be able to update far quicker than the 3rd party vendors
BTW also forget any of those magazines listing "comparative values" of security applications or similar -- these results are ALWAYS at least 6 weeks out of date by the time you get to read them
They can vary somewhat - depending how they are conducted and the precise timing. Nevertheless, I trust PCPro - Defender gave the poorest showing by far. Better than nothing at all, they said - but all the well known 3rd party free programs are much better still.
Not surprising - it ties in with what MS said all along. It is basic protection out of the box.
I switched to Avast free . Microsoft security software defender is a little heavy, more memory consuming and makes my pc less responsive.