Best Windows 10 Antivirus for Home Users (April 2018)

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AV-TEST conducts new antivirus research on Windows 10

 

 

If Windows Defender isn’t exactly your cup of tea and you are looking for a third-party antivirus solution, German security software testing firm AV-TEST lends you a hand to make the right decision.

The most recent antivirus tests that it performed on Windows 10 comes with some pretty big surprises, as this time giants like Kaspersky and Bitdefender failed to secure the leading spots.

Instead, AhnLab V3 Internet Security and Avira Antivirus Pro 15.0 are the highest-rated security solutions in the April 2018 antivirus tests, with 6 out of 6 points received for each of the three categories, namely protection, performance, and usability.

On the other hand, Kaspersky and Bitdefender aren’t far from the top places and gained an overall score of 17.5 points to be ranked second. Trend Micro also scored 17.5 points in this round of tests.

Avast, which at this point is one of the most popular providers of free antivirus protection, scored particularly well, with a final rating of 17 points.

Windows Defender performance

The lowest score this time was obtained by PC Pitstop’s PC Matic, which received only 4 points for protection, 6 points for performance, and 3 points for usability. With a final rating of 13 points, this app scored even worse than Microsoft’s Windows Defender, whose results are improving in nearly every new research.

This time, Windows Defender gained 5.5 points for each of the three tests, and although it’s not the among the top-rated security products this time, this performance is a substantial improvement over the scores it got a couple of years ago.

Windows Defender comes bundled by default in Windows 10 and remains active as long as no other third-party security product is installed on a system. It’s turned off automatically when users install such a solution but is once again enabled when a security product is no longer detected.

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[KXR75]

What? where is ESET

[steven36]

19 minutes ago, Phantom Blade said:

What? where is ESET

Right here on Windows 8.1 same place it's been since 2014 and i never needed  no test  to tell me what to use and i been peachy .

[steven36]

You know something wrong with that test when McAfee sources as high as Kaspersky no way  .

John McAfee: McAfee antivirus is one of the worst products on the planet

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/john-mcafee-mcafee-antivirus-one-worst-products-planet-1516462

 

 

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PATRICK VALAYER

How to report false positives in Avira antivirus pro

Hello,
I had to uninstall Avira antivirus Pro on my 3 laptops because of false positives that destroyed me 2 applications:
-Maxsea Time Zero: all files have been put in quarantine
-YouTube Downloader HD: Most files have been put in quarantine.
I wanted to reinstall Time Zero: " impossible the file dwg2dxf.exe is missing".
I had to install an antivirus that is compatible with these softwares (Kaspersky)

 

https://answers.avira.com/en/question/how-to-report-false-positives-in-avira-antivirus-pro-63614

 

Same reason i use to use kaspersky and the reason i switch from Avast to ESET in 2014 , Avast destroyed me applications TAC Audio convener and AMD Catalyst ! These home user test are not testing for false positives and it matters more to home users than it do business users because they don't install that much software and can get away with just using Windows Defender witch M$ admits to having false positives with apps. A lot of them even use IE for some stuff. Some of  Government sites still use IE only. I dont know what they will use once they upgrade to Windows 10 ?

 

[Radpop]

1 hour ago, Phantom Blade said:

What? where is ESET

Eset is losing his touch, he has been sinking in every test this year. Eset did well in performance test, so it run light on some test procedure, but malwares were problem for Eset in AV-Comparatives test 04/2018. Light is not enough if hard actions is needed!

 

 

[steven36]

25 minutes ago, Radpop said:

Light is not enough if hard actions is needed!

Learn  how to use conman sense  with what ever you use is all that's needed, light has nothing to do with it.  Avast and Avira are very light . Antivirus with very high detection rates are full of so many false positives that you have to exclude you're software to even use it.

 

I have 2 Friends that use ESET just like me and they never had a problem ether and one of them never even does windows updates even. I been using Linux since 2015 with no Antivirus i be darn if i'm going overload my Windows install full of heavy software or software were you can't tell a lie from the truth. When  there's a 0 day all of them fail most of the time unless you get lucky and have the right one installed at the time that has the signature. You would have to install them all and still you would not be 100% protected.  

[Radpop]

22 minutes ago, steven36 said:

Antivirus with very high detection rates are full of so many false positives that you have to exclude you're software to even use it.

 

Yellow curve and numbers above it represent false positives. Best antiviruses have zero or very few false positives and perfect detection. Eset's problem is curve's red area, unblocked malwares which compromise system.

 

 

[steven36]

11 minutes ago, Radpop said:

 

Yellow curve and numbers above it represent false positives. Best antiviruses have zero or very few false positives and perfect detection. Eset's problem is curve's red area, unblocked malwares which compromise system.

 

 

 

I dont go by no test and never have ,none of that matters to me . Heres my advice  use addons to block 3rd parties  like uMatrix witch is a pain and for advanced users,  but it stops lots of malware sites because if i disable it NOD32 be picking them up like a phat rat . It stops them before it can even be detected by my AV  and use a good firewall and block everything from calling home that dont need the internet to work . The one i use can block malware in it's tracks it want even have a chance to call home before i remove it . The last time I was infected was 2008 and it was a 0day and only 2 antivirus even picked it up on VT meaning that 99% of users that download that file was infected.

[Radpop]

10 minutes ago, steven36 said:

The last time I was infected was 2008

 

I had swine flu 2010. 

[vitorio]

47 minutes ago, steven36 said:

Learn  how to use conman sense  with what ever you use is all that's needed, light has nothing to do with it.  Avast and Avira are very light . Antivirus with very high detection rates are full of so many false positives that you have to exclude you're software to even use it.

 

That's the best antivirus.

[steven36]

14 minutes ago, Radpop said:

 

I had swine flu 2010. 

Man back in the early 2000s we use to catch real virus and it was not tell i found Kaspersky that i found one that could prevent them Norton,  McAfee and  AVG all failed at preventing even if you installed Kaspersky after you got infected  it was too late it could only prevent it .if  i got  infected i would not care id just redo my OS and laugh . Back when i use to upload and test before when  i posted warez I use to redo windows every month for years, because i installed to much crap. Since virus were just about killed out by antivirus and i switch to x64  OS I've not had no more problems with virus or malware regardless of what program i used,  99% of it is all in you're head.  prevention is a 100 times better than a cure. because to be cured you must be infected and you may as well reformat if you get infected  to be a 100% sure.

[Israeli_Eagle]

Still the same iron rules:

• Never trust tests because every different test creates different results.
• Never trust programs because they all are only a tool of human brains.
• Because of that nobody can ever buy perfect security & privacy!
• And the universe is relative anyway...

 

[steven36]

24 minutes ago, Israeli_Eagle said:

Because of that nobody can ever buy perfect security & privacy!

And that's why i never pay for it i would use a free product before id pay for it  and i did use a free AV for a few years once just to prove  the fact that  it was a waste of money, now  I see why a non technical person would pay they are always clicking on spam emails and things lol i dont live in my email in order for me to use it i ether be sending something or expecting something. And a non technical person don't know about trial keys and giveaways .

[Radpop]

1 hour ago, Israeli_Eagle said:

Never trust tests because every different test creates different results.

 

It's everybody's own choice when you trust something blindly although technical tests are against your false belief. One monthly test does not create absolute truth but when many tests from different labs are pointing to the same direction for months after months, why to choose tenth best or something if you get better alternative at same price or even cheaper. 

 

Other test & holistic Bitdefender

 

Great Giveaway

 

[Radpop]

Defender is right name just now. Bitdefender has topped tests for ages and so many of best antiviruses rely on Bitdefender engine that huh! Windows Defender has also been top for months. Practically, it sees all threats are they trojans, backdoor trojans, financial malware, cryptographers and others. And it's totally free! 

[KRS]

Windows Defender