Windows 10: It might be time to stop using antivirus??

Things have changed quite a bit since XP. Everybody advised that if you are using Windows, don't use it or go on the internet without an antivirus.

 

Does WD count ?

 

Some say yes, some say no.

 

AV software displays many of the symptoms of actual viruses. They're deeply engrained in your system, they interrupt your workflow by pestering you to upgrade definitions or upgrade subscriptions and they slow your system down.

 

Without definition updates they soon become useless. WD does same thing, sometimes 5 or more times a day.

 

Yes found that with McAfee on all my systems, removed it from every single one and WD now on all of them and all fast and no problems so far.
I Like the way WD just sits there doing its job and updates in background with no hassle

 

All these bad reports on AV progs, what with their drawbacks such as nag nag annoyances and hogging resources.
Must put in a good recommendation....have been using Bitdefender free since release, low on resources, no nag nag, hardly know its there, plus its warned against several undesirable links...and yes have checked to confirm they were real....but missed or not warned by Defender.

 

It is my understanding the latest MB (3.0) is standalone. However, there have been issues.

New Malwarebytes 3.0 and the need for anti virus internet security

 

The less you have in the background the better workflow will be. Defender is smooth, efficient, not intrusive and free.See if you run the latest definition there: Access Denied

 

I have been using Windows Defender since the upgrading to Windows 10, and I installed Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware yesterday.

I use Task Scheduler to update definitions at 6-hour intervals.

 

@Matthew Wai I would use Malwarebyte's main product since that includes Ransomware protection.
@MikeMecanic third party av solutions usually disable Defender.

 

Hi there.
@swarfega and the others in this thread.

Malwarebytes was fine for LAST CENTURY -- these days threats are as I keep saying are of a different order of magnitude and variety.

Ransomware if it's written properly (sic !!!!!) will defeat any of these A/V systems - I'll bet --although I haven't done programming for years that I could come up with a program that can defeat Malwarebytes while concurrently watching football (Man Utd or similar) and drinking Beer.

If you get threatened with Ransomware simply unplug computer / hard switch off and restore from external backup -- No Ransomware on the planet can get at your data if it's not physically attached to your Computer - don't forget on RESTORE to disconnect Internet while performing the Restore.

WD is fine - runs in Background and uses minimal resources -- updated very regularly too.

On Home computers IMO anything else is usually GROSSLY overkill and unnecessary too. -- Again HOME Networks --- Corporate stuff has totally different problems to defend against.

A.V vendors these days realize that they have pretty weak offerings so they thrive on "SCAREWARE.

For 99.99% of people out there using Windows WD is perfectly OK - I doubt if they will EVER get stung by Ransomware - and even if they do the solution is simple as I've outlined above.

Long gone are the days of the "simple Virus" and a load of malware -- it's all about MAKING MONEY now - and this is usually done by sophisticated scamming and phishing techniques -- no Software can guard you against these (possibly some future A.I (Artificial Intelligence / Robot type ) system might - but what if the A.I system could also invent new scams etc !! horrible thought !!!!).

As an afterthought - seems to me the people who have the most A.V stuff installed on their machines seem to get the most infections.

Conspiracy theory --could some of these Software Vendors deliberately introduce rogue warnings to keep boosting Sales !!!! who knows -- people try and make money every which way !!!!.

Cheers
jimbo

 

Not all people have this.

 

Similar thing happened when air bags were introduced, number of traffic accidents rose. Relying too much on a particular protection can produce opposite effects.

 

I think Windows Defender plus Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware are not overkill, as both use few resources.