Which Anti Virus Should I Use To Protect Windows 8 ?

[DavidY]

Also beware of any reports comparing effectiveness of one AV vs another -- these are always written maybe be up to TWO months behind and as you all know a new virus / piece of malware etc can appear at ANY TIME so the statistics you actually read are totally not valid on the date you are reading them.

I don't entirely agree with this.

My view is that comparative anti-virus tests are a bit like supporting your favourite sports team. Just because they won the last 6 times, it doesn't mean there's any guarantee they'll win this time. But they are a bit more likely to win than the team who lost the last 6 times.

Same with virus tests - just because an AV product wins lots of tests, it doesn't mean it will stop the malware on that website you look at tomorrow. But it is perhaps just a bit more likely than the AV which lost the last few tests.

 

[activitylogger]

Many antivirus available in the market. I used Avast, Norton and Protegent. but protegent 360 antivirus is the best. In this antivirus many feautures avilable included track all records on our PCs. It is the antivrus cum activity reporter software.

 

[BUZ]

I've been using defender/security essentials with malwarebytes pro and so far it's working well.

Microsoft Security Essentials with Malwarebytes Pro - Test with more links - YouTube


Lots of other test videos: Daily Security Software Test and Reviews with 1080p - FULL HD. - YouTube

 

[azasadny]

I've been using defender/security essentials with malwarebytes pro and so far it's working well.

Microsoft Security Essentials with Malwarebytes Pro - Test with more links - YouTube


Lots of other test videos: Daily Security Software Test and Reviews with 1080p - FULL HD. - YouTube

Same here and I've been very impressed!

 

[cheneygreen]

Bitdefender total security, there seems no one recommend about it. But it is compatible with my windows 8 pc well.

 

[Agata]

What do you boys and girls think of this product for Windows 8? Free Antivirus Software - Download Bitdefender Antivirus Free It fits my price range (free) and Bitdefender products in general seem to get favourable reviews. Any feedback is appreciated.

 

[robinb9]

I still like windows defender better, it comes with 8 it is made for 8 and i do not think you need anything else for antivirus as i stated before, i have tried bitdefender on one of my test machinrs and it slowed down the machine, if you want extra protection get malwarebytes free and run it manually every few days

 

[Agata]

Okay, Windows Defender and Malwarebytes it is

 

[Charles14921984]

Been using Avast for years, but I have a paid version and a free version in my home network for my machines. I have internet security and anti-virus. The internet security includes a software firewall. I believe that both applications now have Avast Safezone integrated, where you could go to sites without attracting

spyware and is not suseptible to keylogers. This makes it useful for online banking, and other stuff. It takes less bandwidth then Nortons. You can each one for a year for FREE per email account.​

 

[rajatsharma0306]

Use 360 total Security it premium version is free...

 

[pulsar]

Many "famous" AV tools like AVAST, AVG, KASPERSKY and others, and even Microsoft!, were recently found vulnerable to a code hooking problem... This is bad, it's like your AV is making your system more hackable, not the opposite

from the article above: It’s particularly critical for security products. AV programs typically employ hooking to allow it to monitor for malicious activity on a system. The average anti-exploitation tool monitors memory allocation functions in order to detect vulnerability exploitation. A security bug in the hooking function makes the system vulnerable to compromise.

So.. now I'm losing my AV religion, so to speak! The safest PC is the one disconnected from the Web...

 

[Dusty33]

I am using Kaspersky. It is the best antivirus for any systems. I don't trust the free antivirus. They will only give you the feeling that you are covered.

 

[isaccasi]

Bitdefender 2017,it is a little expencive but the best in my humble oppinion,and you should consider malwarebytes or emisoft.