[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Antvirus software

[Evie]

Good information in such a short time; thanks for sharing, appreciate ya
all!
Never too much good information though!.......Keeps them coming, please!

I used Kaspersk for a while, a few years ago; stopped using it because it's
developed by a Russian company based in Russia (too many scary stories
about security hacking by Russians).
I also could not tell how good/bad the performance of Kaspersk is while
using the free version; never see any reports/notices posted, and wondered
if it works at all.

I agree with you, Denise; I used McAfee and Norton before/a while ago, and
did not like them too much (don't remember exactly why, but I think it was
useability issues).
I will do more research and learn more on Avast, AVG, Window PC Defender,
Malwarebytes (paid version, it's on sale now, 80% off or $19/year).

Evie

On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 2:04 PM David Lees <joeoptics at gmail.com> wrote:

> I use the paid Malwarebytes on systems that I use frequently. And I use
> AVG free version or paid McAfee on the others.  I like Malwarebytes best,
> but nothing is perfect in terms of protection. It's still a case to be
> vigilant.
>
> David Lees
> From Pixel 3 XL
>
> On Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 1:26 PM Evie <et8686 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have been using free Malwarebytes for 3 months, and looking for a good
>> antivirus/virus protection software (prefer free version, but understand
>> that free version provides only the basics).
>>
>> I found a list of the *Top 10 Best Free Antivirus Software (2021)*,
>> https://www.antivirussoftwareguide.com/best-free-antivirus;
>>
>>    1. Total AV <https://www.antivirussoftwareguide.com/visit/totalav>
>>  (a
>>    10-employee GB/England company)
>>    2. PC Protect <https://www.antivirussoftwareguide.com/visit/pcprotect>
>>    3. McAfee <https://www.antivirussoftwareguide.com/reviews/mcafee>
>>    4. Bitdefender
>>    <https://www.antivirussoftwareguide.com/reviews/bitdefender>
>>    5. Norton <https://www.antivirussoftwareguide.com/reviews/norton>
>>    6. Avast <https://www.antivirussoftwareguide.com/reviews/avast>
>>    7. ScanGuard <https://www.antivirussoftwareguide.com/visit/scanguard>
>>    8. AVG <https://www.antivirussoftwareguide.com/reviews/AVG>
>>    9. Kaspersk <https://www.antivirussoftwareguide.com/reviews/kaspersky
>> >y
>>    (a Russian company)
>>    10. Malwarebytes
>>    <https://www.antivirussoftwareguide.com/reviews/malwarebytes-review>
>>
>> Does anyone have any good/bad experience, 2-cent, analysis on these
>> antivirus softwares, or other recommendations??
>>
>> Thanks
>> Evie
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