Avast and Malwarebytes
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That is the combination I use. I tuned on hardened mode in Avast as well just to make extra sure and I haven't had any problems with them although if you are using a lot of really new programs you might have to add them as exclusions otherwise you might get a false positive. I did for a long time with the Discord client.
Apart from that it works really well.
Apart from that it works really well.
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and spybot
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Used to use Avast, but its become more and more bloated over the years and advertising more and more even in silent mode. The last straw for me was when I picked up a virus that Avast didn't spot but Windows defender did. Just been using Win defender and also running a scan with malware bytes every week or so nowadays.
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Kaspersky (It's free as a Barclays customer) and Malware bytes. Lately I've been a little suspicious of Malware Byte's scans as it's all over in a minute. However, Kaspersky takes around 20 minutes.
Oh, here's the Mrs with some pieces of eight.
Oh, here's the Mrs with some pieces of eight.
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Don't really need AV if your a careful clicker and have the correct stuff install on Chrome, ublock and noscript are my go to.
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Defender and malwarebytes premium, $17.45 per annum for three PC's.
Windows 10 v1703 Creator edition.
Windows 10 v1703 Creator edition.
you do realize the standard scan just check registry/documents/windows folder and RAM right?Kaspersky (It's free as a Barclays customer) and Malware bytes. Lately I've been a little suspicious of Malware Byte's scans as it's all over in a minute. However, Kaspersky takes around 20 minutes.
Oh, here's the Mrs with some pieces of eight.
the full scan checks all files...
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No I didn't realise that. I may just to BUY the full version then.
It's good just to be safe though, I use Defender with MalwareBytes although I used AVG Free about a month ago for over 5 years it felt like it was becoming way to bloated with ads.
you dont need the full version to the full scan, just go to scan options
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you dont need the full version to the full scan, just go to scan options
Would love to, but this version none. It has settings but they are N/A.
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It may be the norm now but back in the day mwb was just an addition to the usual sweep of software to check dodgy computers for clients/family. I guess its more of an AV and anti ransom suite now to offer 'multi-layered' protection! 
Have none of them. Use Opera with AdGuard extension installed, click carefully, and scan my pc with free Dr.Web CureIt once a month or so.
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I just use Avast, Malewarebytes, Spybot , and sometimes I'll scan with Windows Defender.
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I've found this to be one of the most reliable and overall most efficient recommendations that I've used over the years.
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Never used an AV for years, if something starts acting up I'll download and run a full AV scan as well as malware bytes but I haven't had a damaging virus since the early 2000's.
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I use Defender and Malwarebytes free version to run scans when I feel the need. Is MB much of a resource hog when monitoring and protecting in the background/realtime?
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Avast free, malwarebytes paid lifetime key