AV/Security Software
I have a 2008 HP Pavilion 32 bit PC running Vista Home Premium. My current AV software is 2013 Kaspersky Internet Solutions...and it's due to expire in a few days. First... I have no idea how to r...
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Kaspersky has been one of the top rated paid AV suites, but you can get more than adequate AV protection, if not similar, from free AV apps such as AVast Free or AVG Free. I use both currently in my PC and MAC systems, and have done so for more than 10 years. In that time, I've never had any of my systems taken down. Can't say that for a very popular paid AV suite at the time, in which my desktop HD was destroyed by a virus that got through.
And as mentioned, you should also consider installing a secondary standby app such as Malwarebytes, which has proven effective in dealing with malware not always or as quickly detected by traditional AV software.
IMO, MSE lower detection ratings reviews from popular AV security websites could be partially due to its conservative nature to avoid false positives. It has one of the lowest among all suites. But at what price?
Personally, I'd rather have an overly cautious AV suite, but does lend itself to occasional false positives. In fact, just had one with AVG Free. A little checking on the web, found it to be a non-issue, and was actually corrected in a daily update, though my notebook hadn't been powered on in weeks, so didn't receive the update.
And as mentioned, you should also consider installing a secondary standby app such as Malwarebytes, which has proven effective in dealing with malware not always or as quickly detected by traditional AV software.
IMO, MSE lower detection ratings reviews from popular AV security websites could be partially due to its conservative nature to avoid false positives. It has one of the lowest among all suites. But at what price?
Personally, I'd rather have an overly cautious AV suite, but does lend itself to occasional false positives. In fact, just had one with AVG Free. A little checking on the web, found it to be a non-issue, and was actually corrected in a daily update, though my notebook hadn't been powered on in weeks, so didn't receive the update.
