Windows 10: Windows Defender or Avast Free

Discus and support Windows Defender or Avast Free in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Been using Avast for last 10 years, but about to give up on using it as does add a layer, and intrusive I noticed more so now than earlier years... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Wood, Jun 7, 2017.

  1. swarfega Win User

    Windows Defender or Avast Free


    Run MBM say once a week and you should be good.
     
    swarfega, Jun 10, 2017
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  2. I run defender and once a week I do a scan with the free malware bytes version but I don't have it running with any real time protection as I don't want any more performance impact. So far zero issues and its been a long time.
     
    svtcontour, Apr 5, 2018
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