Anti Virus software............

Agreed. I used to do a ~yearly evaluation of all commercial AV products but Avira kept winning year after year so I stopped looking and have now run it successfully for years with no issues whatsoever. One of my main criteria was that the AV still give me flexibility in how threats are handled, instead of hijacking the entire machine like Norton does. That's one of Avira's biggest advantages and why I run it on every Winduhs machine I take care of. Even the free version offers great protection and plenty of user options.

However, it's best to not rely on one single app to protect your machine(s). I keep Spyware Blaster, Spybot Search & Destroy, and Malwarebytes Anti-malware installed as well.

 

Again, agree with everything John wrote, especially the above.

 

Symantec Antivirus was what we used at LANL and I hated it. I now avoid it, Norton and McAfee. For friends and family, I suggest Avira, AVG and to a lesser extent, Bitdefender.

 

We use Symantec Endpoint, coupled with sonic wall firewalls running av and content filtering, with geo-fencing eliminating everything except the US and Canada

https://www.symantec.com/products/threat-protection/endpoint-family/endpoint-protection

 

I think some free apps/software are great but all free antivirus software is never.
I can't totally kill any virus, Trojan with free vers, even AVG, avast, McAfee....

 

From the latest Wikileaks dump relating to AV software:

What the CIA thinks of your antivirus program - Houston Chronicle

As the article points out, this was not a comparison test but a snapshot over time of comments.

 

The CIA comments appear to be a bit dated. I would love to hear about their success/failure with the Windows 10 file system along with its Defender anti-malware application.

 

Bitdefender. I also like the virtual web browser (Safeplay) that cannot be password keystroke hacked when visiting your financial websites... I have been using it for over 5 years now w/o issue.

 

Interesting...

"Regardless of where users are or how they are connected to the target server Safepay isolates the browser from the operating system environment and can create a fully encrypted connection with the end destination, he said."

Bitdefender Safepay offers secure browsing for online banking, shopping | PCWorld