Windows 10: Is TotalAV a good Antivirus?

I currently use Malwarebytes the free one for scans and etc. Recently it has removed a Trojan, but I want to make sure, and have on demand scanning that could be better. I've seen recommendations for TotalAV and just want to make sure that it is not a scam and is better than Malwarebytes free.

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Good Antivirus + Firewall

I would never put anything Norton on my computer.

Nod32 is arguably the best antivirus. AVG is likely not as good, but it's free and at least pretty good.

Firewalls, I'd put Comodo and whatever "Tiny Personal Firewall" is named nowadays on your short list. I think Kerio might have sold it now and it's named something else. Otherwise, just put Comodo on your short list. I think the current version's ease of use has taken a step backwards, seems a bit counter-intuitive when trying to do certain things with it, but overall it does a good job and the price is right.

 

Getting rid of TotalAV

I had Dell email me that it needed to upgrade the computer, and among those items was TotalAV antivirus AND Microsoft updates. Now I see that TotalAV is not a good product and actually causes false alerts to get payment, etc. I can't find any file on my
computer called "TotalAV." Do you know what name it goes by? Geek couldn't find it, and neither did a regular search.

What can I do to get rid of it? It also attached itself to my online search engine to try to "thwart" viruses. This is maddening if I don't even know what's being loaded on my computer.

Thanks,

Kathy

 

What do i do after i uninstall TotalAV

Download Autoruns:

Autoruns for Windows - Windows Sysinternals

• Extract the files to their own folder. Right click on Autoruns.exe and Run as administrator.
• When it finishes processing, go to menu item Options and select Hide Microsoft Entries.
• Select the Explorer tab and you should see context menu handlers for TotalAV.
• Right click TotalAV entries and Delete.

You may need to restart (not shutdown) for the changes to take effect.

Let me know if you have any problem.