Theminecraftaddict555 :
So is there anything wrong with me choosing Avira as an Antivirus and isn't there a firewall built into Avira?
I really think Malwarebytes is just fine to be honest but again those are YOUR preference..Everyone has different preferances
Is there anything wrong with Avira? No. Would I recommend Avira, based on independent test results that I've seen openly published? No. Is it a decent AV software? Yes; however, there are ones that do perform better under lab testing. In the real world, my
personal recommendation is to use a top rated AV software, and just pick the one that gives you the least problems. Yes, we'll all have certain issues with the GUI, or with just about any aspect of software. On the other hand, protection should be the highest priority, and you should
ideally try to make the software
work for you, instead of just trying to find one that "works" right when you install it. But, that's a whole different discussion.
Arira is an antivirus program not a firewall. You only need the firewall built into Windows especially if you have a router with a hardware firewall. I've always found software firewalls to be a more of a pain than a help.
This could easily be debatable, but I'll agree with you on the premise that we're simply talking about the 'average' user (someone who doesn't even know what a firewall is, or what it does).
giantbucket :
FYI, i'm able to keep WinDefender installed while installing and running Panda. of course WinDef ends up being disabled as you can't have two AVs running in parallel, but it can stay installed. hey, if WinDef starts to register as a virus during a scan, there's a problem!
I don't believe you can remove Win Defender properly, unless you really put in some effort. It's pretty heavily rooted into the OS, if I'm not mistaken (which is ironic, considering how poorly it performs).
Outside of having Win Defender installed, you should never have multiple AV wares installed. If I need to dig up a video clip that explains this very simply, I will (the guy who says it used to do programming for Microsoft); but please, everyone, take that advice... pick an AV, and either stick with it, or remove it COMPLETELY before installing another one. AV software needs to work in a certain way, and having multiple AV's is asking for problems.
Theminecraftaddict555 :
I also heard that Avira had spam or things that will pop up to convince you to buy their full product after a system scan is finished..I have not experienced that so far.
Not uncommon with free software. Most likely, AV companies will try to push a full security suite on you, in one way or another.