Antivirus Guide & User Reviews.

[shreeux]

Avg used to have that feature, not sure whether its still supported or not.

Avast also

 

[topgear]

is there AV which can be updated offline? like from usb drive etc

Avast :

*www.avast.com/en-in/download-update#pc

Bitdefender

*www.bitdefender.com/site/view/Desktop-Products-Updates.html

 

[Zangetsu]

Can we trust Avast now ? As it had a so much controversy in the past

 

[shreeux]

Can we trust Avast now ? As it had a so much controversy in the past

Nope...Try AVG for better

 

[whitestar_999]

Nope...Try AVG for better

Avast bought AVG years ago, they are practically same with only differences in their UI.

 

[Zangetsu]

Avast bought AVG years ago, they are practically same with only differences in their UI.

So Big Fish infected Small fish.

 

[whitestar_999]

So Big Fish infected Small fish.

I wouldn't say so as AVG also has its share of controversies before AVG bought them. In fact nowadays it is difficult for even big AV companies to survive, avira was sold twice in 2020 eventually ending up in Norton's hands.

 

[quicky008]

is it worth purchasing kaspersky antivirus when kaspersky security cloud's free version already includes an antivirus component? Does the free version work as well as the paid version (ie the dedicated kaspersky antivirus software)?

 

[SaiyanGoku]

is it worth purchasing kaspersky antivirus when kaspersky security cloud's free version already includes an antivirus component? Does the free version work as well as the paid version (ie the dedicated kaspersky antivirus software)?

Just use windows defender and use internet with common sense

 

[whitestar_999]

is it worth purchasing kaspersky antivirus when kaspersky security cloud's free version already includes an antivirus component? Does the free version work as well as the paid version (ie the dedicated kaspersky antivirus software)?

Depends on how kaspersky perform on your system. Free version will obviously lack some features of paid version most importantly being lack of settings to set various exception rules I am guessing.

 

[quicky008]

it works rather well on my pc and doesnt cause any slowdowns.How serious are the allegations that kaspersky is in collusion with the russian government and spies on its users covertly?

 

[shreeux]

is it worth purchasing kaspersky antivirus when kaspersky security cloud's free version already includes an antivirus component? Does the free version work as well as the paid version (ie the dedicated kaspersky antivirus software)?

Used all demo-free versions...Take 1 year paid version of Kaspersky Total Security...Again Tried Bitdefender Total Security & Esset...all were annoying
Again purchased 3 year Paid version of Kaspersky Total Security.

Check Here

 

[whitestar_999]

it works rather well on my pc and doesnt cause any slowdowns.How serious are the allegations that kaspersky is in collusion with the russian government and spies on its users covertly?

Well that certainly is a concern but not going to be an issue at least for a typical person that too an Indian living in India.

 

[shreeux]

Still have not used Hardware virtualization...If enable in BIOS....will face any issues?


*i.imgur.com/ArgamCV.png

 

[quicky008]

its an optional setting,i dont think it will have any issues. Still if you want you can enable hardware assisted virtualization (vtx for intel) in the bios.On mine its enabled.

 

[Nerevarine]

Why does an antivirus need hardware virtualization.

 

[shreeux]

Still have not used Hardware virtualization...If enable in BIOS....will face any issues?


*i.imgur.com/ArgamCV.png

its an optional setting,i dont think it will have any issues. Still if you want you can enable hardware assisted virtualization (vtx for intel) in the bios.On mine its enabled.

Now enabled in Bios

*i.imgur.com/EIYZ8WJ.png

 

[whitestar_999]

Why does an antivirus need hardware virtualization.

I think it is for those wanting to use their AV within VMs.
@shreeux

 

[shreeux]

I think it is for those wanting to use their AV within VMs.
@shreeux

Also...Bluestacks need this

 

[TigerKing]

Why does an antivirus need hardware virtualization.

For Sandbox