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Hello all,
If you were me... what would you install at home?
Avira Premium + Malwarebytes?
Norton 360?
The OS is a Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bits.
Any other suggestion?
Please try to give your reasons too 
Thank you!
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On Windows 8.1 I just let the OS deal with it, works out of the box.
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Nothing, Windows Defender seems to be pretty good and well supported. If you have a decent firewall (again, the OS one is up to scratch, and your router should be configured to reject incoming requests anyway) and don't set out to visit places you might get a virus, you don't really need third party software. Most virus software is so aggressive in terms of scanning files in use and disk access that it slows your life down more than getting a virus would ...
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Bob's correct, some of the packages are overly aggressive. I have to use Xp in a VM, and we all know that Xp should no be used any more, gasp, it's not supported. So, my Defender updates stopped. I only due development in this VM, no surfing at all, but I'm paranoid. I installed Avast and have never been so frustrated. Kept having false positives for my application targets - shoving stuff into the quarantine folder, and on an on. Even if I told it to ignore things, it keep happily deleting files from my delivery tree.
Uninstalled.
Defender has worked quite well over the years....
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I use to use Kaspersky.
But since moving to Win 8.1, I stopped and just rely on MS security Essentials (or what ever it is called) and inbuilt OS firewall and router firewall.
The last reviews I had seen said that for basic protection there was nothing wrong with MS. At the end of the day, I don't go opening unknown links or attachments, so the probability is significantly reduced.
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Last time this was asked here, I answered by telling that Defender (=new name for Security Essentials) was sufficient and got flamed.
But I stand to it : Just trust the OS, never had any trouble (but for a few crapware).
Joan Murt wrote: Norton 360
You want to avoid viruses, not install one !
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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I agree with using Microsoft Security Essentials, although I am still on Windows 7.
It works well and doesn't entirely kill my processor or disk.
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If you do install more than 1 antivirus make sure that only 1 is running real time scanning.
John
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Microsoft security essentials + Spybot search & destroy
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I personally don’t care for windows 8 but the new windows defender built in, at a quick look appears to be the same (same binary names) as Microsoft Security Essentials used in older versions of Windows but with the new modern application scanning stuff built in.
I would stick with it myself.
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For Windows 8.x, just let Windows Defender do it...it does a pretty good job.
For Windows XP, Defender/Security Essentials no longer works...I installed AVG on a buddy's XP computer...just need to get a few more miles out of the box till it blows and AVG seems to consume the least system resources which matters a lot on a 10 year old computer.
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None of my Windows 8.1 systems need any antivirus. The Windows Defender that comes with them works just fine.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Emsisoft AV. Fourth year of using it now [^].
“I speak in a poem of the ancient food of heroes: humiliation, unhappiness, discord. Those things are given to us to transform, so that we may make from the miserable circumstances of our lives things that are eternal, or aspire to be so.” Jorge Luis Borges
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Rule 1 of good security: Don't discuss what security measures you use.
Rule 2: Don't have anything worth stealing.
That's me sorted!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Rule 1 of good security: Don't discuss what security measures you use
Ok, I'll remove that big sticker in our front door telling which antivirus we are using...
Mark_Wallace wrote: Don't have anything worth stealing
100% sure of that... 
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I am just wondering/thinking (you maybe heard the noise and could smell the burning), but is there an optimum time to submit an article.
My gut feeling is that;
a) 1st week of the Month
b) sometime between 10am and 3pm (GMT/UTC) Monday to Thursday.
c) a+b apply except if Public holidays etc. occur.
I won't say why I think this so as not to sway your own personal thoughts.
In reality, it shouldn't really matter........but 
Anyone else with any thoughts on this?
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A lot of the stuff is actually swiped out by Sean when he's in the office, especially after weekends. If I publish an article in the morning (around 9:00 UTC+1, DST) I usually got it out by the end of the day.
I often swipe stuff out, too - Mostly stuff that was published before, got good votes and has undergone minor changes (So if that is the case for your article, you can publish it at almost any time [Again, UTC+1] and get it through as soon as I glance in).
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
How to ask a question
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It wasn't the approval process or anything that was crossing my mind, mine don't appear to go through moderation, but go straight out.
Sometimes you can publish an article and it is visible on the front page for hours (the Lastest list, not the moderation queues), other times it is gone in about 10 minutes, depending on how many others have published and how many tips are also published. Tips in the article list is a question for another day!
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Gotcha - I can publish mine straight out too, but sometimes when I'm not sure about the type or feel like others may have another opinion whether it is suitable I still resort on the approval queue.
I guess the "best" time for that would then be weekend nights, and big public holidays (Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas, Power Blackouts in big parts of the world).
DaveAuld wrote: Tips in the article list is a question for another day!
Wasn't there an option to blend 'em out?
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
How to ask a question
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Here's my thoughts:
If you want to compete for the article of the month, time it so that you're article appears at the beginning of the cycle (I'm not sure that's the first of the month though) since the determination of whether the article shows up in the monthly competition is based on votes/rating (I think.)
I agree, I like to publish articles usually in the morning. Also, uncheck the "this is an update." Most people don't know this, and so for a new submission, it shows up as "updated." That sort of sucks because I used to visually filter the front page by new submittals, but since the default is "updated", they always show up as updates since people don't realize they should uncheck this option for a new article.
Also, put your latest article in your sig (which I have not done with my latest article!), blog about it (which I did do) and tell your friends to vote for it. And if you're into anti-social networking, FB and Tweet. 
Marc
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Shirtless Men.
And Women.
[Edit]
Just spotted the Wildlings beyond the wall 
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Keith Barrow wrote: Shitless Men.
FTFY!
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People who wish they didn't live in Birmingham
and
Male voice choirs
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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