

That automatically removing a file is annoying though. It's ratings slipped for a while and they had a larger impact on system resources than others. Kaspersky was good and I used it for a while. But I do wipe out a lot of malware on clients computers with it. I can't recall the last time malware ever got through. For my computers it's just double checking manually. I use Malwarebytes if something gets through to wipe it out. I use an anti-virus to prevent infection. I've never looked at it as an anti-virus. Honestly, I never expected AV programs to act as malware removal so it is always on mine and parents machines along with Sophos anti-rootkit.

Malwarebytes works quite well for me (a couple false positives though). Norton, McAfee, Trend Micro, and NOD32 I stopped using a long time ago.īitdefender, Kaspersky, and Panda I've had good luck with. You'll definitely want to keep stuff backed up since those will remove files on you with or without your permission. With Avast I kept getting false positives along with AVG and Avira. I also try to maintain good browsing habits and use Linux (or a VM) if I intend to go someplace questionable.

It is currently the main AV I use with my own equipment. For the most part it has worked quite well and is light on resources. Bloodroses said:I've had Defender find a few viruses before.
