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Other => Non-Avast security products => Topic started by: Armel_08 on November 11, 2019, 11:32:19 PM

Title: What other antivirus/protection software do you run alongside Avast?
Post by: Armel_08 on November 11, 2019, 11:32:19 PM

I typically use Avast Premier combined with Malwarebytes Free. :D

Title: Re: What other antivirus/protection software do you run alongside Avast?
Post by: DavidR on November 12, 2019, 12:56:49 AM

The short answer you shouldn't need any other 'antivirus' in fact we discourage the use of multiple AVs at they can conflict unless that secondary AV is on-demand only.

Anti Malware is generally OK, and Malwarebytes Free is usually fine, but you may need to exclude their folders.

I used to use MBAM Pro, I even have a lifetime license, but from MBAM version 3 (which was seriously bloated) I stopped using it completely.

Title: Re: What other antivirus/protection software do you run alongside Avast?
Post by: Armel_08 on November 12, 2019, 01:05:41 AM

Sorry, i meant to say antimalware there.

Title: Re: What other antivirus/protection software do you run alongside Avast?
Post by: DavidR on November 12, 2019, 01:23:25 AM

No problem.

Title: Re: What other antivirus/protection software do you run alongside Avast?
Post by: Pondus on November 12, 2019, 08:54:26 AM

Quote from: Armel_08 on November 12, 2019, 01:05:41 AM

Sorry, i meant to say antimalware there.

The word Malware covers evrything. All virus are malware but all malware is not virus   ;)

Malware = malicious software = anything that can harm your computer, Virus / Trojan / worm / ransomware / rotkits ...................

Title: Re: What other antivirus/protection software do you run alongside Avast?
Post by: polonus on November 12, 2019, 12:31:19 PM

Hi Armel_08,

I use CCleaner and adw. cleaner on demand + cookienator every week  together with Voodooshield constantly.

In-browser protection extensions are:
VT4Browsers, & Recx security analyzer & uMatrix & uOrigin & Decentraleyes & Web Developer & Tracker SSL  & Retire.JS & Shodan.
Giving me a solid fingerprint unless I browse with Chameleon.

Searching with DuckDuckGo, QWant and X Intelligence. I am a user of Malzilla browser for analyses.

Google only when we cannot avoid it and because of the vast resources, while fond of Google Safebrowsing,
a perfect initiative like VirusTotal.

polonus