Best Free Anti-Virus
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I understand to not do stupid shit but just as a back up what should i use.
Books from the library to become more intelligent and able to spot things. Also courses online to learn how to fix any issues that come up.
Use Linux, no anti-virus needed
Otherwise, I used to use Avast; it has a 'gaming mode' as well which I thought was pretty cool.
https://www.avast.com/en-us/index
Otherwise, I used to use Avast; it has a 'gaming mode' as well which I thought was pretty cool.
https://www.avast.com/en-us/index
Recently, AV is needed more and more on Linux. A quick installation of ClamAV usually does it.
I just use Windows Defender (Microsoft Security Essentials for 8.1+) and it works just fine for me. All you need is common sense, a brain, and knowing what not and what you can do.
Chances are pretty low especially compared to windows but if you're super worried then yeah
I'm talking desktop
More-so now. Linux is being installed on quite a fair amount of laptops these days, and people buy them because they come so cheap. ClamAV is likely still a great idea.
[DOUBLEPOST=1476159208][/DOUBLEPOST]kolbykskk why is it not a great idea?[DOUBLEPOST=1476159765][/DOUBLEPOST]You can all rate my posts with that lovely disagree. I don't mind as long as you explain why.
I'm pretty sure I manage much larger networks than you will ever get your hands on. I have a lot more experience with this than someone asking "What's the best anti-virus?!?!?!", or someone disagreeing with "<anti-virus here> is likely still a great idea."
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It's not that it's a bad idea to have AV, of course it never hurts. It's always possible to get infected regardless of OS but check out these stats:More-so now. Linux is being installed on quite a fair amount of laptops these days, and people buy them because they come so cheap. ClamAV is likely still a great idea.
kolbykskk why is it not a great idea?
You'd have to try to get a virus on Linux.
Yes, but you can't disagree that it's still a great idea. Having an anti-virus is always a great idea, no matter what OS you're using.It's not that it's a bad idea to have AV, of course it never hurts. It's always possible to get infected regardless of OS but check out these stats:
https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=10&qpcustomd=0
You'd have to try to get a virus on Linux.
Fair enough, rating removed. I just don't agree that "Linux is being installed on quite a fair amount of laptops these days," though what value "fair amount," holds is a matter of opinion.
Fair amount is subjective, as you said. To me, fair is more than the previous 2-3 years.
Taking a look at the most popular for desktop-use, for example, Ubuntu: http://partners.ubuntu.com/programmes/retail
If you scroll down, you'll see that some fairly well-known brands are now providing Ubuntu with laptops. Some of the PC shops in my country have Ubuntu by default on their laptops. It's cheaper for people, and people undeniably love saving money. People who just want to check their emails wouldn't mind grabbing Ubuntu if they saw the Firefox icon and know what it is.
Agreed; still not worth a hacker's time to create a Linux virus over a Windows virus.
There are hybrids now. Can't state any from memory, but there are some that will work on both (obviously they have OS-specific code that would need to be downloaded and opened, but the idea is the same and some code is shared).
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