does /g/ use avast?
>>53995113
fuck no
>>53995122
why not?
/g ? No, they don't use antivirus.
Me? Avira because pirated gaymen, also it has less cpu usage than avast and detects more things
>>53995113
yes. not for much longer though. They have slowly become shit in the past year or so.
>>53995113
>/g/
>antivirus
Common sense 2016 with GNU/Linux
>>53995113
If I had no money to spend in an AV solution like Norton I would use Avast, if I didn't feel like pirating NOD32 or Kaspersky. It was the best free AV in the past and probably still is.
>>53995469
You know whats funny? I got that jewegg special on a 3-device year long subscription to Kasperksy's top internet/av suite for $1.99, and its normally like $75 or some shit, and I'm still using avast free lel.
Used avast for the longest time, never had a problem.
Switched to bitdefender. Haven't had a problem.
>>53995502
MBAM is a good scanner, but I think it lacks with some infections, especially rootkits.
>>53995502
no.
>>53995507
>*that I know of, and I am obligated to iterate the fact that I am not a trained cyber analyst or malware forensics analyst*
>>53995534
Why? I always taught that it was good.
>>53995502
No thanks
>>53995620
Explain.
>>53995534
That's true of anything, you mongoloid.
Prove an NSA analyst isn't monitoring any number of devices you use daily.
I don't install shitty shit, I don't go to websites I don't trust, I don't open or run attachments from email, I mean - If I am infected with some crap - then my only crime was using a computer to begin with.
I work on infected bullshit computers from time to time, I see the shit that gets installed and mysterious processes running in the background. I don't have those problems on my machines and If I do, if some hacker has gotten the better of me, then hell - well played.
>>53995667
You cannot download and install security. I won't explain any further, it's boring
>>53995798
You know nothing jon snow. Modern day malware is all rootkit based and is meant to not be detected by your av. Also the days of "flashy" viruses and malware are gone. The new breed has long been to steal your information not to cause your machine to stop working correctly. That's the whole point. The only exception to that rule is cryptoware, which is just an eaiser method of extorting money.
use gentoo
>>53995820
I get you man. Common Sense 16
>>53995867
Will they really steal your identity? Makes me wanna install Gentoo.
>>53995820
Yes you can you mongolid. There are plenty of scripts out there that will apply configuration changes to your machine that do just that. Holy fuck go get educated or something.
As far as malwarebytes, its shit. It isn't meant to be used for realtime intrustion prevention, just some meme cleaner upper of shitty babby malware.
>>53995905
Sometimes. The easiest thing to do is sell your information so that you can be marketed towards though. And some is done by foreign countries trying to gain access to sensitive information.
>>53995922
Man, is it school holidays in australia or something? Thanks for the cringe, underage fucktard
>>53995935
How can we stop this anon? I need my Windows OS no matter how insecure it is.
>>53995113
Don't listen to those /g/ fags. They want you to get infected by viruses and worms. Also they use AV solutions or they use Linux and don't need them.
>>53995956
I guarantee I'm older than you. I also have a career in this field. Nice reply though.
>>53995968
lol
>>53996109
I bet you are one of those /v/ cucks who thinks kaspersky patches your security holes and protects you from 0days
>>53996109
>have a career in this field
>can't live without snake oil AVs
>>53995113
>using nagware
Hell no.
>>53995221
Don't upgrade the program, silent mode on.
That's it. #2014version bitch
>>53996370
>not updating something that depends on updates to be functional
k
>>53996167
where did i say i cannot live without snake oil avs? i can send myself a malware infected pdf and as long as the definitions are up to date it will catch it. definition based av is antiquated though at this point. luckily there are the anomaly based alternatives
>>53996148
youd bet wrong then brother
also going to bed now. work in the morning (most of you dont know about that ;^)
>>53996598
>Burger flipping
>>53995113
use ClamWin
>>53995113
Best of the free antiviruses.
Don't fall for the Avira meme. It's shit.
Not nearly as good as ESET though.
>>53996598
>using the smiley with a carat nose
1. Avast hasn't been good since 2008
2. Don't use antivirus, use Linux instead.
i use it. avira couldnt detect this specific virus for me (it's fucking obviously there) while avast can. been keeping it ever since, never to use avira again.
>inb4 shill
also, never expect any serious response from /g/ nowadays. you know why.
Yes. I bought a license on aliexpress for 1$, avast premire. I'm getting annoying popups like every day
comodo av ?
>>53995113
For now based on research and how it is in 2016 bit-defender.
>>53997915
simply put it in gaming mode.. 0 popups
>>53999200
>Avast uses 10mb of RAM
>Bit-Defender uses 250mb of RAM
>>53999229
One is useless other isn't.
+ Even poor-fags have at least 4 gb ram nowadays.
>>53995113
Protip: Turn off the on-access-scanner in avast. It will slow your non-ssd drives to a crawl. If you do have SSD though, it's no problem
Im actually using it on Windows 7.
Should I change AV? I heard that AVG got better than Avast lately, but I dont know for sure.
And no, Im not going to leave my OS without AV, I learned already that Windows without one gets infected way too frequently and I need active protection, not just scans from MalwareBytes from time to time.
>>54000808
what your doing for getting infected?
>>54000960
What I do everyday - browsing internet, doing work stuff, searching for articles and such.
I ran into situation, where normally safe site was infected and before admins reacted, damage was done. At other day, google ads carried infection. Oh and I cant simply block all scripts from sites.
>>54000808
i've heard eset wasn't bad.
but of course, i haven't used anything but avast for a decade now
>>54000000
>>53995113
no, because antiviruses cause 100% hdd usage spikes
At this day and age of crypters, AVs are essentially useless. Common sense 2016 will protect you as well as an AV would.
Firewalls are a good thing, though.
>>53995113
You don't need an antivirus.
You need A BRAIN.
>common sense
how does this protect you from any zero-days?
>common sense
how does this protect you from any zero-days?
>common sense
how does this protect you from any zero-days?
>common sense
how does this protect you from any zero-days?
>common sense
how does this protect you from any zero-days?
>common sense
how does this protect you from any zero-days?
>common sense
how does this protect you from any zero-days?
>>53997531
>carat
The fuck...
>>53995193
i use avira, but i think it is freezing my pc once a day / once every other day with 0 reads/writes to disk
everything that requires rw operations = not responding (ctrl + s, load sites, refresh folders)
any antivirus recommendations for windows pc? is malwarebytes good?
(bunch of pendrives are used on it)
(torrents / pirated software are downloaded a lot on it)
>>54002054
Common fucking sense fucktartd. And definitely not nortonz 360 ultimate x64 premium 2016 limited edition.
Get back to >>>/v/
>>54002336
are you fucking retarded
literally any website you visit could host an exploit
how the fuck are you going to get around that, not use internet at all?
>>54002366
Disable JS for unknown websites, leave them if they don't display anything.
>>54002054
By not using proprietary closed-source malware
>>54002366
>not use internet at all
kek,
>how to encrypt smoke signals, /g/?
>>54002054
uBlock Origin does that famalam
>>54002387
that's actually a rather good idea
>>53995113
common sense x64 2016 MayMe will prevent me from downloading dark torrents and using random pendrives
>>54002366
Are you implying that AVs can defend against fresh driveby exploits?
All it takes is to obfuscate the exploit code (easy) and the payload (easy, if you use a crypter or buy a crypter service). And that is exactly what malware authors are doing, because they want to minimize the detection rate and increase the lifespan of their exploit.
Using noscript and a whitelist is a better idea.
>>54002366
>literally any website you visit could host an exploit
>how the fuck are you going to get around that, not use internet at all?
Checksum authentication, fuckwit. Common sense dictates you use GNU/Linux, so we have package signing. Stay cucked forever. Your nortonzzz ain't gonna patch the bitcoin miner embedded to your shitty torrent client
Not since this.
>>53995113
I did (with MB and Tiny firewall) when I was still using Windows but I used it once per month, so I couldn't care less.
GNU/Common Sense 3000 ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL EDITION
>>53995113
>Installing malware to combat malware
>>54002684
Thread
Avast free is very good if you don't install all the bloatware that comes with it.
What I really like about this program is that it has a HIPS and "hardened mode." If there is any undiscovered exploit, the payload will not run. This is virtual "100%" malware prevention when used by a knowledgeable user.
The bloat is still there in the program file folder, though, taking about 1.2 GB of data.
>>54002977
Avira free is the superior option, why would you pick avast over it other than liking it?
Considering they score the same in detection but avira has more in package.
Simple, you're either paid shill or you let emotions cloud your judgement
>>54003067
Avira free is good too, but it doesn't have a HIPS.
BY DEFAULT, "hardened mode" is turned off and HIPS sensitivity is lowered - hence lower test scores. With a knowledgeable user, this can be turned on.
>>54003247
Wtf is hips?
>>54003283
It's a rule based anti malware, based on behavior, with a built in whitelist.
>>54003283
For example, if you downloaded an exe, that is unsigned, that is attempting root access to access your windows folder, the HIPS can either block it or ask the user.
>>54002545
you can turn that off..
>>54002977
>avast without the bloat
Avast is the bloat anon.
>>53995507
+1 for bitdefender
What's /g/s thoughts on Norton?
>>54004822
good goy's placebo
Not anymore.
>>53995880
niceme.me
Who /McCoffee/ here?
>>54008765
maximum manlet
>>54008765
>McCoffee
