what is a good virus software

[la321]

i use Microsoft security essential and malwarebyte is microsoft essentials a good software? looking to scan for virus to see if its the cause of websites loading slow in firefox

 

[Baddog22556]

Best Antivirus Software and Apps 2016

I use AVG/ZEN Free Edition 2016 and it works well for me. You need a real-time scanner like this
or others mentioned in link above. But you also need a couple scan on-demand scanners because
ONE program does not necessarily catch all the bad guys.
Good luck.

 

[phenix]

ESET Smart Security. Been using it for years.
Excellent security program. Not free but worth it.

 

[la321]

does avg slow computer down a bit? i downloaded it and my browser freezes a bit watching videos or opening a website anyway to fix that?

 

[whs]

There is no good virus software. Best is to stay away from the internet with Windows. Instead use Linux on the internet.

Install Linux (e.g. Mint) and run Windows in virtual under Linux. Then the Windows internet activities pass thru Linux.

 

[Baddog22556]

there is no good virus software. Best is to stay away from the internet with windows.

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[la321]

are there others? i tested avg it slowed my laptop down

 

[whs]

there is no good virus software. Best is to stay away from the internet with windows.

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[la321]

when i do a full scan it stops close to end i'm using windows security essentials it has detected some things but the number has stopped at 941866 files and has been stopped on one file for past hour and software has been scanning since 12:33 and it is now 5:30 without moving from the item time elapsed still shows 1:28:58 lots have been scanned though

 

[Baddog22556]

are there others? i tested avg it slowed my laptop down

Strange. I'll match my speed using mine to anyone else.

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Must have got it as I quoted it. Just my option to not agree.
I have been at this game for many, many years.

All software tools I use are free and are as good or better than any paid versions.

 

[RolandJS]

AVG and Avast both often install modules/services that may or may not be needed or wanted. Best to do a custom/advanced install and choose which modules/services you really want or really need.

 

[Golden]

i use Microsoft security essential and malwarebyte is microsoft essentials a good software? looking to scan for virus to see if its the cause of websites loading slow in firefox

That combination is perfectly fine. The cause of slow loading of websites could be something else entirely, and not any AV software. Have you tried loading the same pages in another browser?

 

[whs]

Speaking of AVG - In our computer club we had 18 systems heavily infected. They all had AVG installed. Those machines (6 real PCs and 12 virtual) any member can use and you do not know what they do. But AVG was useless.

 

[Baddog22556]

AVG and Avast both often install modules/services that may or may not be needed or wanted. Best to do a custom/advanced install and choose which modules/services you really want or really need.

Always, always use custom install to keep junkware and unneeded programs out.

i use Microsoft security essential and malwarebyte is microsoft essentials a good software? looking to scan for virus to see if its the cause of websites loading slow in firefox

That combination is perfectly fine. The cause of slow loading of websites could be something else entirely, and not any AV software. Have you tried loading the same pages in another browser?

Right on. Many, many causes of slow loading websites and usually virus scans are not the problem.

As for AVG, I have never, never had a virus, trojan, keylogger, etc, that AVG didn't catch.
When I do I'll let you know.....PROMISE.

 

[Golden]

How is installing another AV suite or going to Linux going to solve slow loading webpages in Firefox? Focus on the problem at hand.

 

[RolandJS]

How is installing another AV suite or going to Linux going to solve slow loading webpages in Firefox? Focus on the problem at hand.

Excellent question! I've found that having AV and/or AM programs set too assertively can indeed slow down browser web site loading. And, having SwissArmyKnife modules/services can likewise slow things down. Another possible solution: cet ccenhancer and ccleaner to clean out cache files at cold/warm-boots. Too many FF cache files [I was up to 13-17K individual cache files] definitely slowed my FF down.

 

[la321]

When i did the scan on Microsoft essentials it froze when removing infection but after my computer restarted i downloaded Avast and removed infected files some were low and severe some adware and trojan horse and used microsoft security essentials to delete the remaining ones that were quarantined that didn't remove before restart

 

[whs]

You must have a serious problem on the internet. I suggest you get yourself a Linux distro for internet work. That is a lot safer.

 

[UsernameIssues]

When i did the scan on Microsoft essentials it froze when removing infection but after my computer restarted i downloaded Avast and removed infected files some were low and severe some adware and trojan horse and used microsoft security essentials to delete the remaining ones that were quarantined that didn't remove before restart

Are you saying that you installed AVAST while MSE was also installed?

 

[la321]

I uninstalled Microsoft security