Is it worth paying for an anti virus

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I have my new laptop and it's crazy how it's faster then my PC (spec on sig) and I've installed AVG onto it, like I have with every device in the past 10 years. But although I don't download much and am quite techy savvy when it comes to those things. Is it worth buying anti virus software these days? Most seem to come with extras to get rid of junk etc.
 
Its the stuff you do not see that causes problems.
I come across lots of peoples laptops that they bring to me with issues, two common problems between most of them.
1 they are usually riddled with either malware or the softer crap that browers let ***** all over your pc (PUPS) and 2 they have no virus checker bar defender and user edge/ms explorer a lot.

I use malwarebytes in addition to defender and it does find a lot of pups (potentially unwanted programs) and usually a few non so potentially unwanted stuff...
 
If you have a Natwest or RBS bank account you can get free Malwarebytes. Combine that with any free antivirus and you're good to go.
 
Defender is good, for me:

Malwarebytes - lifetime subscription is cheap or free in some places
ESET Smart Security - across all devices and is great. From young kids to teenagers, we've never had any issues no matter what they decided to click :)
 
You can be as tech savvy as you want. But when you are in a family environment with wife and kids, guest, I would imagine you can’t control everything.

minuses bit-defender which has a centralised control so I can scan on individual devices through the central command and also force updates etc etc. Anyway paid has other features, one I use much is configurable firewall, application behaviour and web protection.

I used to run pfsense with AV at firewall level which is really nice as it blocks at source. But cba to keep the maintenance of it.

I would definitely say paid is good. Gives me peace of mind. My bitdefender was 3yr license for £59 and for 5 PCs and unlimited mobile devices. So it is £4/pc/year
 
No. Windows Defender and common sense is all you need.

As above tho, if you need advanced features then maybe. But for a single PC for normal usage then no you don't need a third party antivirus paid or not.
 
opethdisciple said:
No. Windows Defender and common sense is all you need.

As above tho, if you need advanced features then maybe. But for a single PC for normal usage then no you don't need a third party antivirus paid or not.
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I know very little about this topic. If I’ve got a laptop that I want to be able to securely log into my banking, my email and maybe do a little shopping on, is there a lot of risk that someone else will be able to get my information? It has come with Defender on it and is currently sat in Windows10s. I’ve googled AVs so much and there are so many different options that I’m more confused than ever really.
 
Minxy said:
I know very little about this topic. If I’ve got a laptop that I want to be able to securely log into my banking, my email and maybe do a little shopping on, is there a lot of risk that someone else will be able to get my information? It has come with Defender on it and is currently sat in Windows10s. I’ve googled AVs so much and there are so many different options that I’m more confused than ever really.
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No. I only use windows defender on my pc. Just keep windows and your browser (goes for all software) up-to-date and your be fine.

Things like phishing and social engineering only you and common sense can protect you from.

The inbuilt antivirus of windows is fine. No need for anything else.
 
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