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meetdilip

Computer Addict
Reports say that Avast has shutdown its analytics arm " Jumpshot " which allegedly sold Avast customer data to 3rd party clients. Avast shares are in a free fall and losses so far is estimated at ₹ 175 crore.
 

topgear

Super Moderator
Staff member
bt arent you risking ur pc with cracked av ??? are u still using cracked av ???

Using hacked, stolen keys ( which becomes invalid very soon if PC connected to the internet ) and cracked AV is a different story. Cracked AV is a big No, No but it itself is a altered and god knows what version of the main AV files but using hacked keys is safe but annoying as eventually it will expire very soon so it is better to buy antivirus software.
 

vidhubhushan

Alakh Niranjan
started using bitdefender free on win 10. it is very aggressive. most of the time when it thinks it is some virus, it deletes the file. on only one occasion it quarantined the file which i was able to restore. tried but couldn't find any settings to change it.
 

vidhubhushan

Alakh Niranjan
Using hacked, stolen keys ( which becomes invalid very soon if PC connected to the internet ) and cracked AV is a different story. Cracked AV is a big No, No but it itself is a altered and god knows what version of the main AV files but using hacked keys is safe but annoying as eventually it will expire very soon so it is better to buy antivirus software.

i too agree. it is something which is very cheap - the costly one NORTON 360 Deluxe for 5 Devices is only RS. 2,499 which comes to around Rs.40 per device per month. most of the people spend more than that almost everyday.
 

TigerKing

Wise Old Owl
Do they work ? I am afraid of exposing my Gmail to a VPN provider. If the VPN provider itself is shady ( like FB ), god knows what happens.

VPN Comparison by That One Privacy Guy

This is terrible. Whoever "That One Privacy Guy" is, should really consider not ... | Hacker News
 

topgear

Super Moderator
Staff member
started using bitdefender free on win 10. it is very aggressive. most of the time when it thinks it is some virus, it deletes the file. on only one occasion it quarantined the file which i was able to restore. tried but couldn't find any settings to change it.

After installing eset having a peaceful life ... even I've some files which may be marked as virus by any other AV scanners but eset really is gamer friendly :D
 

vidhubhushan

Alakh Niranjan
bitdefender free is really paranoid - i opened an old zip file to check (it had a small video clip) and it blocked its link from recent files.

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i was downloading a file in IDM. when it reached 100% and tried to put together all pieces, it suddenly generated error. i checked bitdefender and found this. i excluded and checked the file after downloading - No issues. i extracted files and checked them - no issues.

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vidhubhushan

Alakh Niranjan
disabled bitdefender and installed avira free yesterday. no problems so far except 3 temp files it quarantined after computer start. i will test it for some time. someone recommended Norton 360 Deluxe so i will test that next. anyone has any experience of it?
 

Zangetsu

I am the master of my Fate.
disabled bitdefender and installed avira free yesterday. no problems so far except 3 temp files it quarantined after computer start. i will test it for some time. someone recommended Norton 360 Deluxe so i will test that next. anyone has any experience of it?
I agree with the Top 5 free antivirus given here: Best antivirus software 2020 - Top software for PC, free and paid | Tom's Guide
 

whitestar_999

Super Moderator
Staff member
I agree with the Top 5 free antivirus given here: Best antivirus software 2020 - Top software for PC, free and paid | Tom's Guide
Don't see commercial sites for AV performance,check specialized AV testing sites.
Summary Report 2019 | AV-Comparatives
*www.av-comparatives.org/test-results/
For a simple chart analysis just see the below:
Comparison | AV-Comparatives
 

topgear

Super Moderator
Staff member
Ah! my bad but the paid version is damn cheap

*www.amazon.in/ESET-NOD32-Antivirus-PC-Year/dp/B01AJH3VCM

it's even cheaper ( as cheap as it can get really for Internet Security ) :
*www.amazon.in/ESET-Internet-Security-User-Year/dp/B01NCULQM7/
 

andy_65_in

Padawan
using my new asus lappie...so far things are ok..using brave browser and free mcafee...but aage karna kya hai..install a av or leave it with win defender
 
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