Author Topic: is windows defender actually better than norton (Read 1533 times)

NotBomberguy · May 13, 2017, 12:11:33 AM

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I wanna know to see because of the current virus going around
plus I wanna see if default factory bundled stuff is better than norton

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Pngu12970 · May 13, 2017, 02:34:38 AM

they're both stuff

espio100 · May 13, 2017, 03:12:26 AM

Common sense is the best anti virus
Malwarebytes is second best

Norton is stuff and bloatware.
Windows defende is stuff but actually isnt annoying

Maxwell. · May 13, 2017, 03:42:54 AM

norton is horrible, use anything but it

General · May 13, 2017, 03:49:38 AM

Norton is good at actually protecting your PC. Issue with Norton is that it doesn't put trust the user to know when a file is safe.

crazies alt · May 13, 2017, 05:18:20 AM

i updated windows and disabled its internet connection, am i safe?

SeventhSandwich · May 13, 2017, 05:25:59 AM

As far as I know, the WannaCrypt malware only spreads by email attachments. Meaning all you need to protect against it is common sense.

Not only that, but Microsoft patched the exploit for all versions of Windows back to XP, so if you have the current updates, you're safe anyway.

Mr Queeba · May 13, 2017, 06:09:56 AM

Quote from: espio100 on May 13, 2017, 03:12:26 AM

Common sense is the best anti virus

Snaked_Snake · May 13, 2017, 06:13:03 AM

Yes, common sense is the best anti virus but sometimes you can get a virus when being sensible on the internet.

SeventhSandwich · May 13, 2017, 07:31:54 AM

Quote from: Snaked_Snake on May 13, 2017, 06:13:03 AM

Yes, common sense is the best anti virus but sometimes you can get a virus when being sensible on the internet.

That's why I keep Avast with most of the bells-n-whistles turned off to catch little javascript and flash exploits that pop up occasionally.

Timestamp · May 13, 2017, 08:00:27 AM

Quote from: espio100 on May 13, 2017, 03:12:26 AM

Common sense is the best anti virus
Malwarebytes is second best

as much as i hate this poster's opinions this is an extreme exception, i agree 100%

cooolguy32 · May 13, 2017, 08:06:32 AM

MoltenKitten · May 13, 2017, 08:11:34 AM

Installing a virus is a better antivirus than norton

Master Matthew� · May 13, 2017, 08:43:10 AM

The best Antivirus is common se-

Quote from: espio100 on May 13, 2017, 03:12:26 AM

Common sense is the best anti virus

OH FFS

Nal · May 13, 2017, 09:19:00 AM

I'd say don't run an AV unless you're a beginner or if you're paranoid

Avast and Avira are good options if you want something hands off but with real time. Malwarebytes is the best option for something along with those, but you can run it by yourself :p