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Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

You could take a look through these;
https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-antivirus-protection
but I'd like to add one thing, Windows Defender that came bundled with Windows 10 and 11, were much much better than what anyone had seen on prior OSes, negating the need for an aftermarket anti-virus.

Goes without saying, staying clear of suspicious pop-ups, dodgy/fishy sites and applying common sense all help you steer clear of an additional anti-virus.
 
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chrisbrett said:
---- looking for thoughts on the most compatible anti virus for W10 please
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------- thanks for speedy reply ---- am planning to upgrade my W7 graphics tower unit to W10 and presumed that I would need to add an antivirus separately

----- installed Bitdefender a few days ago and : have a few problems to sort as a result --

1 ) emails randomly have massive blocks of code for headers
2 ) Netflix will not work
3 ) cant see my hotswap disks

------- not 100% sure but pretty certain these 3 are down to down to Bitdefender

------------------------------------------------------------- chris ---
 
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Lutfij said:
Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

You could take a look through these;
https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-antivirus-protection
but I'd like to add one thing, Windows Defender that came bundled with Windows 10 and 11, were much much better than what anyone had seen on prior OSes, negating the need for an aftermarket anti-virus.

Goes without saying, staying clear of suspicious pop-ups, dodgy/fishy sites and applying common sense all help you steer clear of an additional anti-virus.
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--- many thanks will check it out ------ cheers ---
 
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@chrisbrett ,

I used Bitdefender for ten years. I was one of the top contributors on their Forums, but then I saw the light. Now I have another paid antivirus solution. I am guided by AV hyphen Comparatives dot org.

In the many years I was active on the Bitdefender Forums, they were very busy with complaints about the bugs in the product. My new choice has very quiet Forums. It uses less than half of the computer resources of Bitdefender, and it beat all competitors, included Microsoft Defender, in the latest annual testing.

Many say, with justification I might add, that Windows Defender is "good enough." It is my computer. It is my choice that I want the best AV protection, not just "good enough" and free.

Most importantly, please ensure that you have a sound and regular backup strategy. Even the best AV product cannot prevent 100% of the malware threats, 100% of the time.

Just my two cents. Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil
 
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garioch7 said:
@chrisbrett ,

I used Bitdefender for ten years. I was one of the top contributors on their Forums, but then I saw the light. Now I have another paid antivirus solution. I am guided by AV hyphen Comparatives dot org.

In the many years I was active on the Bitdefender Forums, they were very busy with complaints about the bugs in the product. My new choice has very quiet Forums. It uses less than half of the computer resources of Bitdefender, and it beat all competitors, included Microsoft Defender, in the latest annual testing.

Many say, with justification I might add, that Windows Defender is "good enough." It is my computer. It is my choice that I want the best AV protection, not just "good enough" and free.

Most importantly, please ensure that you have a sound and regular backup strategy. Even the best AV product cannot prevent 100% of the malware threats, 100% of the time.

Just my two cents. Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil
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-- thanks Phil -- ties in with the way this is going --- currently thinking a 'hardware' firewall so that my actual computer cant actually be seen ..... ( ? ) .... still looking into it
 
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I suspect you can do almost as good yourself after microsoft stops updating.

Unless you download and run lots of software from shady sites it is not likely you are going to get software that has virus in it.

The other source generally are coming in via the browser and even microsoft can't really stop this kind....but it isn't technically a "virus". Adblock software tends to filter out a lot of garbage. You can also run script blockers. This tends to be rather tedious to get start since you now must manually enable scripts for each site you use. It tends to be very interesting to see the garbage running even in very reputable web sites. Seem facebook pays sites to load tracking garbage. Luckily you can enable just the scripts needed to run the site and leave all the tracking ones blocked.
 
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USAFRet said:
Generally speaking, your router already has a firewall.
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-- thanks -- did not know that -- but anyway it finally gave out along with W7 firewall -- thats why I installed bit defender but it seems to be a pain in the bum

---- my techy friend built his own box to go between the router and the PC -- he reckons thats pretty safe and been using it for many years ----- thinking of doing the same ----- just doing some general research first in case I have missed anything obvious.....

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- cheers --
 
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bill001g said:
I suspect you can do almost as good yourself after microsoft stops updating.

Unless you download and run lots of software from shady sites it is not likely you are going to get software that has virus in it.

The other source generally are coming in via the browser and even microsoft can't really stop this kind....but it isn't technically a "virus". Adblock software tends to filter out a lot of garbage. You can also run script blockers. This tends to be rather tedious to get start since you now must manually enable scripts for each site you use. It tends to be very interesting to see the garbage running even in very reputable web sites. Seem facebook pays sites to load tracking garbage. Luckily you can enable just the scripts needed to run the site and leave all the tracking ones blocked.
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-- thanks most useful ....
 
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chrisbrett said:
-- thanks -- did not know that -- but anyway it finally gave out along with W7 firewall -- thats why I installed bit defender but it seems to be a pain in the bum

---- my techy friend built his own box to go between the router and the PC -- he reckons thats pretty safe and been using it for many years ----- thinking of doing the same ----- just doing some general research first in case I have missed anything obvious.....

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- cheers --
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Years ago, I also had built a whole house firewall box pfSense, and later unTangle.

But look in the settings and config for your router. You'll soon discover it is doing just about all those dedicated firewall boxes do, with much less electricity consumption.

As far as BitDefender?
That used to be my go to. Until it disallowed connection to my actual router settings, in my own house.
 
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USAFRet said:
Years ago, I also had built a whole house firewall box pfSense, and later unTangle.

But look in the settings and config for your router. You'll soon discover it is doing just about all those dedicated firewall boxes do, with much less electricity consumption.

As far as BitDefender?
That used to be my go to. Until it disallowed connection to my actual router settings, in my own house.
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-- once again - many thanks ----- just soaking up the info ATM -
---- its starting to look like a lot of the anti-virus industry is a bit of a scam ?......... wierd ........
 
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FWIW I've analysed a huge number of Windows kernel dumps in my time and a significant number of those BSODs could be laid at the door of a third-party security (antivirus) product. You really don''t need them in Windows 10 or 11; Windows Defender and the Windows Firewall are plenty good enough.
 
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