Antivirus

[Funcrusher]

So, the free sub to McAfee on my new laptop is about to expire. Anyone advise on what antivirus I should get? I'd prefer free if there's a free one that's reliable enough, or I'm willing to pay a small sub monthly if that gets me better protection.

[Wilbur]

https://shop.eset.co.uk/catalogue/home

Are very good, not massively expensive, have a very small footprint and wont rip you off by increasing their charges after year one. All the free ones tend to be substandard (Microsoft) or naggy bloatware (AVG, Avast).

[Funcrusher]

Cheers for that. Have installed one of theirs on a free trial and will probably get a sub. Looks good.

[asids]

MalwareBytes is pretty good, however the free version doesn't have real-time protection so you only have a manually selected scanning schedule. Premium is £30 a year I believe.

[Wilbur]

MalwareBytes is pretty good, however the free version doesn't have real-time protection so you only have a manually selected scanning schedule. Premium is £30 a year I believe.

It is indeed fine. However it's not anti-virus software in the traditional sense. It may incidentally prevent/remove viruses but it is primarily designed to prevent malware and potentially unwanted programs.

[asids]

It is indeed fine. However it's not anti-virus software in the traditional sense. It may incidentally prevent/remove viruses but it is primarily designed to prevent malware and potentially unwanted programs.

You're right, I just saw "anti-virus" and thought it as a blanket term.

[Sebastian Cobb]

Avira seems alright for not being too naggy or bloated as far as free ones go.