If not Kaspersky, what?

[Stinky The Clown]

I have Macs. My company is on Macs. But we have Parallels and run Windows for a few apps we need to use.

Parallels comes with . . . . . Kaspersky.

We almost never connect to the internet with Windows apps. Almost. We can't afford to risk it, so we run a virus program Right now, that's Kaspersky.

So, to the question posed in the thread title: If not Kaspersky, what?

[regnaD kciN]

1. I use Avast

[NurseJackie]

34. My son and husband both use Avast and installed it on my Windows PC...

... it's the fully registered version, not the "free" version with limited features.

[drray23]

2. norton is what we have at work. we have a corporate version

that can be easily deployed and managed on all machines by the it department.

[Kleveland]

27. Norton is a resource hog, and will slow the machine down a lot.

I would avoid it at all cost!

And removing any Semantec product from a machine completely, is a bloody nightmare.

[Afromania]

3. Panda (free version)

[Dem2]

4. What do I need to know?

I'm not at home right now?

[33taw]

5. Are you looking for a security software for personal use?

[we can do it]

6. Norton?

[democratisphere]

7. Bitdefender or Kaspersky are your best bets.

Use the Total Security version of either.

[33taw]

8. I think there is a report that Kapersky is not handling data properly.

[MiddleClass]

36. A lot of Kapersky executives and programmers were arrested because they were double agents

By Russia, that means the Russians themselves to believe they are Russian intelligence officers in the first place.

On a special on MSNBC last night at 9 o'clock instead of Rachel, Richard angle reporting from Russia.

With all the Russia – Donald Trump election computer hacking, I wouldn't trust it.

Old favorites. Ad-Aware, super anti-spyware, Spybot, avast with the very occasional stinger Mc crappy

[Vilis Veritas]

9. F Secure.

Their products can cover all your endpoints. PC, Mac, Iphone, Android, Tablets...etc.

I have been using/tracking them since the early 90's and they always performed, grew, outpaced and well, most people never heard of them, but check them out, they are old pro's solid and trustworthy using state of the art management tools.

Peace

[mwooldri]

10. If you're running Windows in a virtual machine...

... and a virus gets it... what gets broke?

In any case at home I rely on Windows Defender (the built in Microsoft antivirus) and scan periodically with Malwarebytes. I haven't had a problem unless I'm playing around with stuff I know is infected.

That said, Kaspersky is good. There's probably an NSA, GCHQ or FSB back door in anything.

[OnDoutside]

32. By any chance do you have Win 7 SP1 ? I'm having problems where when I boot up for the first time in

the day, it reboots after about 6 or 7 minutes, and then it's fine for the rest of the day. Googling seems to point to Win 7/Defender conflicts, so I was just wondering if you had come across something similar. I'm thinking of going up to Win 10.

[mwooldri]

35. Sadly, not any more. Either 8.1 or 10.

That is if I'm not booting into Ubuntu.

[OnDoutside]

37. No problem. :) It appears that I can still upgrade to win10, so

I might as well try and see.

[Rollo]

11. Windows 10 comes with AV built-in, in the form of Defender.

It's all I run. I trust it more than stuff like AVG or McAfee. And it is less intrusive.

[still_one]

17. A lot of folks don't realize that Defender is all that is needed. However, people if they are not

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savey can still get themselves in trouble by clicking on bad links

[Rollo]

21. Yes, you still need to practice safe clicking...

... not a problem for me ...

[mythology]

12. I just use Windows Defender on Win 10

Being careful is far more useful than antivirus.

[OnDoutside]

33. Have you had any rebooting problems with the 2 of them together ?

[chowder66]

13. I have a mac and use Avira, German Co. nt

[Stinky The Clown]

14. Thanks to all who responded. I appreciate your opinions.

This is for use in a small business setting.

[Foamfollower]

15. Webroot

Webroot is best.

[Different Drummer]

16. I use BitDefender on my PC. n/t

[Warpy]

18. Kaspersky had it's last CEO removed by Putin, so they've got to have been doing something right

I also notice that they're among the first to pick up on new nasties and defend against them.

I can't recommend Norton. Oh, it works, but my present computer is loaded up with RAM and it still ran like shit on Norton.

Here are the ratings from PC Magazine: https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372364,00.asp

[33taw]

25. Is the new CEO connected to Putin? I'd worry if he/she was.

[Warpy]

30. I have no idea

I think the old one might have been pushed out as a warning because the company had discovered hacking into US voter rolls/machines.

It's just a wild guess.

I think it's more a case of toes being trod on than ruining one of the best moneymakers they've got by turning it into an arm of the FSB.

[politicat]

19. Sophos.

That's what we run at home, and what Spouse's Mac/Linux office runs. We've got it running on our Macs, Linux boxes, on the Windows box, and on the two that run Windows boot partitions (though to be honest, I haven't used the windows boot partition in months. There's always a Mac option, and yes, everything comes with a learning curve, but if we're not learning, we're failing.) The only things not running it are the Chromebook and the Raspberry Pis (which are far less vulnerable.)

It's free.

Here's the other thing: Figure out your router's config and get into the admin system. (If you've got cable or DSL internet, you have a modem/router.) Change the Admin password to something at least 16 characters, with letters and numbers and symbols. Go for several words that make an image: GigglingJalapenoPlatypusBites (don't use this). Salt those words with symbols. Once you've done that, lock down access to new devices. (You'll have to remember to unlock this when you bring a new device home, but that's okay.) Most recent routers also have the option for a guest network, that's separate from yours, but allows others to access wifi. If you often have guests, consider a guest network. Also make sure you've got no open ports. (Those are usually under the Advanced settings.) Everything is behind your router, so if you've got the router locked down, everything behind it is safer.

[hunter]

20. I'm insanely radical Linux and BSD...

... or living deep within the chromium bowels of google, Escherichia coli.

Sorry, got no advice for Apple and Microsoft people anymore.

Apparently I have been assimilated.

Resistance is futile.

[Tatiana]

22. Avast or Sophos.

We have switched to Avast at work and I have switched over almost all my home computers to Avast as well. Doesn't hog memory and seems fairly effective in the 6 months I've been testing it. Easy to install and update.

[oasis]

23. K and big R

[ornotna]

24. I use Bitdefender as well.

So far so good.

[whistler162]

26. Sophos runs on both

[dembotoz]

28. Kaspersky has been good for me, others not so much

Currently using defender cause my it guy swears by it.
Norton? Omg no. Ran worse than a virus

[Kleveland]

29. We have had good luck with NOD32 on numerous Windows deployments.

I have not checked them out in a while, I assume that they are still around.

I mostly run Macs, and have few issues, with viruses that is!

That is not saying that they are impervious.

[octoberlib]

31. Avast. I've also heard good things about Malwarebytes.

[madokie]

38. I know this isn't what you want to hear

Ubuntu for me. I run AutoCad 2000 with wine and it works better than using the old xp box I had prior to this Linux switch

All these years with Linux and not one, I repeat, not one, issue with viruses, adware or whatever else infects windblows