Ask ExeTools: Best Antivirus & AntiMalware 2017

[TechLord]

Originally Posted by Kerlingen

...[*]Don't use cracked software. Cracked software might contain malware.

Yes, it's always better to "patch" it ourselves

Yes, but seriously, for "normal users" (meaning those who are not security experts for example) , I would say that McAfee Antivirus+Firewall is a good solution.
We'd been using it and recommending it to our clients for more than 25 years and it had always stood strong.
Just the McAfee AV+Firewall is enough - don't go for the 10-in-1 suite etc which just slow down your system...

Sysmantec (norton) AV used to be good but now it has become too much of a bloat ...

Finally, remember that many of the "reviews" online and in mags are mostly paid (many are not aware of it).

So its best to take them with a pinch of salt.

You may notice that the "good" AV companies rarely bother to pay them to get them better reviews, which is why one does not see them very high up on the list.

Around 20 years ago, I remember that AVG AV used to be on the top of the review lists but it did a very sorry job of catching any real malware.

The Windows Defender is just Entry-level at best, even now, and fails to catch many of the sophisticated malware that's around. Further, it does slow down the system quite a bit.
I know since I removed it off long ago after benchmarking.

Finally. most of the security professionals do not have any AV on their system at all
Just good security practices keep the system safe.