The Best AntiVirus

I use webroot

This is not a reliable, primary source for quality antivirus information. Although this guy is knowledgeable, AV-Comparatives is the definitive source that does high level testing in a lab setting. Check out their reports on their website. Kaspersky is their top product of the year for 2023 and Bitdefender is their outstanding product of the year. Bitdefender tested slightly better for advanced targeted hacking protection and Kaspersky tested slightly better for malware detection and removal. Pick one of the other which makes the most sense for your use case. Both are not US companies...

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If I had to pick one and I don't use them it would be BitDefender. No AV is perfect, as in none!

Opinions are just that. Testing is where it's at. I look at places like AV-test, AV-Comparatives, AMTSO, etc.

Webroot isn't horrible. It's very lightweight and can be centrally managed for your business.

Anyone overly paranoid wouldn't choose Kaspersky at all 😂

PEBCAK: Problem exists between chair and keyboard. We used that all the time in tech support.

My friend was using windows defender and got miner from cracked installer, while my antivirus (avast free) catch that.

Chris, you're really showing your age here with that Paris Hilton reference. She hasn't been relevant in about 15 years. 😂

What about android?💀

if anybody asks me about Kaspersky AV.. I will say boycott it.. off course, because it's russian brand and still feels like suspious. earlier at my work we switch Kaspersky to Trend Micro.
But for personal use as chris says..
1. MS Defender + AdGuard does it work but standard users need to be careful while browser internet looking for downloader etc..
2. Bitdender free AV does good job + AdGuard installed in windows or in browser extension
3. for paid version for personal use I will suggest Bitdefender, Eset and Malwarebytes

Avast and AVG are great! also ZoneAlarm!

Best anti-v is none at all!
Linux...

most businesses use edr/xdr over av anyway. most of them have av component anyway.

What a lot of people don't think about with detection rate is risk, like for me I haven't run into any kind of malware or virus since windows XP days, like at all. So an anti-virus that stays out of the way but protects me well from older threats which is the most likely attack vector for is good enough.

That said windows defender is silent and in gaming benchmarks doesn't cause any issues, not anymore at least. It seems to have the same features for gaming that the other pay utilities have. I honestly don't see any reason for me to swap out of it anymore. Bit Defender was my go-to beforehand, but its gotten so convoluted and bloated in features which is good for some but It makes it a pain in the butt for users like me that dont need half of what they offer.

But obv if you're in a high risk environment, or you're on the bleeding edge of piracy a strong AV is absolutely necessary.

Truthful

You don't need a AV, just be smart about what you download or open on the web. Windows Defender works well enough if you tell it to run when you are in bed, never have to worry about it.

Damn, someone finally said it out loud "Biggest cybersecurity threat a PEBCAK error"🤣

Back in the good old days, I loved "filehippo"…
And when I found out that they put in a whore, I threw out all the programs from them! Advertised!
And they were a nice site...

I really appreciate your attempt to explain things! And for the 5-6 minutes you said... I guess there are things you saved, mostly because of personal acquaintances, and not with clients!

Switching to Windows 11, due to my short stay on the ten, I found defender to be preferable to my way of using the computer!
And this is where the huge problems started! People just click on links... And in one ugly moment it turned out that I need to know every single customer to know what to do...
UGLY BUT FACT......

And I definitely agree that there is NO good anti virus program if the user is not internet literate!

I like an AV that is supported on Linux as well. I still use CLAM AV. The options are limited - ESET. Most other are Enterprise level like MacAfee or Avast.

The annoyance of them flagging your site aside. Hands down Kaspersky is the best antivirus IF you're infected with something nasty. They can do binary edits that other don't do. The reality is as you say the USER is the issue the vast majority of the time. Having good, solid backups of your data to include a base image of the main OS and your data split to another drive or partition you can always restore your data. Just keep the external backup drive disconnected when the backup is done. That way no infection can get to your backups.

kaspersky has false flagged mastodon social, they're great if you want a system that's super locked down, but not when you're actually using the PC day to day.

The best Anti-virus, is yourself. Talking in a sense of downloading obviously, there are times where things can be maliciously effected without you needing to download or open things. But in a general sense, the best Anti-virus will always be yourself. "is this safe to download" if you can answer that, you are good.

Someone said it in the stream comments. "The best antivirus is Linux"

Best setup for me:
- Stop downloading and installing crap you're not sure about. If you must, do it in a VM first and make sure it's safe.
- Keep an up-to-date image of your Windows installation. If something bad happens, just wipe and restore.
- Don't run AV on your production machine. If you get a 0-day virus AV isn't going to stop it.
- Store important files on server running something like Malwarebytes and Windows Defender.
- Use a cloud backup service. No, seriously, USE A CLOUD BACKUP SERVICE

The drive containing ALL my client data has sh*t the bed twice, Backblaze saved my ass both times. Worth every single penny.

That guy saying linux is best antivirus, probably hasn't been a linux sysadmin.

we're on ESET at work, have been for many years... but I hate their management system... and have had a few major issues with it, biggest one being it stopping VM's in the cloud from booting, took me days to figure out that it was ESET causing the issue and $$$ for extra VM's, restoring from backups etc etc! was not a fun week as it was our DevOps/Jenkins VM

considering moving to webroot as their management system looks intuitive and they are cheaper than ESET!

better the devil you know than the devil you don't??

Good video.

I like bitdefender.

BitDefender Free no longer exists, and hasn't since 2022. It's a paid product only.

It makes sense to move away from WinDefender if you're trying to squeeze out every last drop of performance, but the unfortunate truth is that the title for 'most lightweight antivirus' is constantly shifting. No matter what you do, you're gonna have quarters where that extra 2-3% is there and quarters where it isn't.

webroot all the way

I like that: "Security is a journey, not a destination." Remembering that helps me to stay away from "silver bullet" thinking. :)

the problem is the user.... youre totally right :)

When I was about 20+ and internet got started.. I had to reinstall win about every week. I was just curios and clicked on everything.

Any good Anti-Virus for The User?

The best antivirus is not downloading torrents from suspicious sites.

I go based on Test Scores... So I use Bitdefender on my Windows PC's for my family PC's as it consistently out ranks everyone in most areas except Kaspersky. Won't use Kaspersky for obvious reasons. I know what to click on and not click on and I use Linux so I don't use anything personally. PC Security Channel tests them all though for real world. I use MalwareBytes for novice family members. It literally catches everything they would be stupid enough to click on.

I would say norton is actually OK but it bugs you to do crap you don’t need like “system cleanup”

People who ask about antivirus should be directed to the apple store or linux dependent on their technical acumen

The Best Antivirus doesn’t exist. However, a reputable adblocker (that’s enabled in Private Mode too, for those doing a special search) can take care of so many of the easiest vectors to infection, your browser. You can’t click on a malicious download link when it’s blocked and not included when displaying the webpage.

As far as email viruses and the like go, it all comes down to user education. A computer only does what it’s told to do, after all.

Same with torrent users - look closely at file lists, avoid one massive executable file unless you can confirm that’s how the product is meant to be, and don’t believe any torrent link that looks too good to be true.

check point

"The user is the problem".
What was that ear-splitter roar of approval I just heard from the IT community??
And Chris, remember...just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

Hey Chris, I discovered your channel, although I used your debloat tool.
You can make subtitles available in PT-BR.
It cost !

Hey Chris!! You're touching a difficult subject here.. Best Antivirus doesn't exist.. Everything is upon user needs, capabilities, knowledge etc etc.. Also if you're a small company or big company etc etc.. Best solution for average Windows user is Defender and to use Windows with deep knowledge in what to install or what to open...
Remember..user rules..not Antivirus..😂😂😊

Can you do a new video on firewalls and how to set them up you one a few years back or is this still relevant today.

You are 100% right it's the user downloading the latest game or video Windows lite.

if you know what you are doing, defender if enough on windows.