What's the Best Anti-virus?

Robert11 said:

Hello,
MalwareBytes (the paid version) ?

Or,... ?

B.

Mbam pro lifetime license sure would help but nothing is 100%
These lifetime licenses are going fast get to Amazon quick and pick 1 or 2 up before they're gone and all that's left is yearly subscriptions

It really doesn't matter which a-v is being used as long as it's not Mcafee
None specialize in malware protection.

Actually you can,
Get a mbam lifetime license while they last :)
Save money on paying for a antivirus when there are more than a few good free ones around.
You'd save money every year

I've had MSE and mbam pro for several years and never had any infections and I'm no choirboy

jonnyhillow said:

I was curious as to your comment "none specialize in malware protection" , why is this ?

I think there may be some confusion?

Anti-malware applications, such as MBAM, specifically target non-viral malware that is often missed by standard AVs.

OTOH, AVs target different types of malware (including viruses) that are not targeted by anti-malware tools.
For example:
MBAM does not target script files. That means MBAM will not target; JS, PY, .HTML, VBS, VBE, .CLASS, SWF, SQL, BAT, CMD, PDF, PHP, etc.
It also does not target documents such as; PDF, DOC, DOCx, XLS, XLSx, PPT, PPS, ODF, etc.
It also does not target media files; MP3, WMV, JPG, GIF, etc.
Those are better suited for one's AV.

Additionally, other special tools, such as MBAE, target not the "what", but the "how" of malware infection, by protecting vulnerable, internet-facing applications. This is explained >>HERE<<

The basic principle is to use a layered approach, with complementary products: 1 robust real-time AV, 1 robust real-time AM, plus other selected applications and strategies.
More is not always better -- running more than one real-time AV will often create problems and reduce security, not improve it.

No one software product or combination can substitute for "safe hex" or protect the user determined to get infected.

Cheers,

Antivirus programs attempt to address Malware but are mostly for other threats
Trojans..........
It's difficult for a single program = a-v to do it all and people that only rely on an a-v to protect them all too often get infected,
Been there and done that mistake in my early days :)

Now days anyone would need dedicated other tools for malware protection because a-v's get bloated and often overprotective of content not to mention built in windows programs and oddly changes the windows update system makes,

You can usually judge a third party antivirus program by how well Internet explorer functions,
Especially 9-10-11 although 11 is pretty green in the gills and 10 is the last stable I use primarily
No other browser is installed on either of my systems so it better work well

Kaspersky is hit and miss I don't have a real opinion of it other than it wouldn't be a choice I'd make personally
But yes too each his/ her own on that can of worms