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I stopped using automatic anti-viruses. SPECIALLY AVG and Avast. Last time I tried to use them, they immediately deleted without asking if I allowed it, 80% o
by speeder 10y ago
I stopped using automatic anti-viruses.
SPECIALLY AVG and Avast.
Last time I tried to use them, they immediately deleted without asking if I allowed it, 80% of my tools and binaries.
It is clear that anti-viruses on Windows are usually more dangerous than the viruses themselves. (in the end, the virus I wanted to track down, was in my router, not on Windows :/)
- xroche 10y ago> It is clear that anti-viruses on Windows are usually more dangerous than the viruses themselves This is especially true regarding the bad track record of antivirus software w.r.t vulnerabilities, allowing an attacker to elevate its privileges.
- vram22 10y agoCan you elaborate?
- brudgers 10y agoI've been using Microsoft's free anti-virus products on my Windows machines since Microsoft first started offering them. Third party anti-virus shares many of the features of malware: difficult to remove; runs at root level; user tracking; self-updating; and in subscription versions comes with the proposition of pay up or we will make your computer vulnerable. On the other hand, Microsoft's interests are less misaligned with mine. They want to keep Windows secure as do I. Around the edges of tracking and telemetry, we may disagree. Anyway, my life became much simpler when I adopted Microsoft's solution for my Windows boxes.
- vram22 10y ago>I've been using Microsoft's free anti-virus products on my Windows machines since Microsoft first started offering them. Since when did they start offering it? and is it Windows Defender you are talking about? - thanks.
- mauriciob 10y agoMicrosoft Security Essentials, since Windows XP. It's been replaced (incorporated) by Windows Defender on Windows 10.