Why an Anti-Virus is not Enough?
@primeaque86 (8105)
Philippines
February 1, 2018 8:58am CST
This is in connection with my discussion about Malwarebytes -
So, why an anti-virus is not enough?
Well, base on my personal experience, an anti-virus is not an all-in-one solution especially in securing your computer from an unwanted program like malware.
I have read a lot of articles about this already and some experts recommend Avast and Malwarebytes together. So I gave it a try.
I've been using this combination about 2 years from now and I am happy with the results.
For more added and real-time protection, I have upgraded both software to its premium version.
Back to you...
If you are curious about the things around you, you might also consider malware as your computer's enemy. And if you are a fan of freeware, or you know -- an...
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@primeaque86 (8105)
• Philippines
1 Feb 18
Upgrading, yes! Free version is limited.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
1 Feb 18
What is weird for a Linux user like myself is that you, Windows users, seem to forget that anybody can visit your PCs if you have not installed a good firewall. I have a firewall with only a few ports opened and a detector of port scanners, scanlogd. You cannot imagine the number of times I detect people scanning my ports... When I read your title, I thought that you were thinking at a firewall, no, you are mixing two antivirus. Maybe it is more secure but the side result is that you probably get more fake positive alerts.
