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Post by buzzy on Oct 24, 2015 15:05:10 GMT
Quite some time ago I changed from Avast to Panda a/v in Windows 7 recommended I think, by Mikkh whom I have the greatest respect for. I have no problems withe current setup but have read that Avast is the better of the two nowadays!! I firmly subscribe to the theory "If it ain't broken don't fix it" and would appreciate one's feelings on this please?
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Post by mikkh on Oct 24, 2015 16:16:12 GMT
Depends on what site you visit I think, this one ( a respected PC magazine) still rates Panda as the best free virus checker and I agree with them uk.pcmag.com/antivirus-reviews/142/guide/the-best-free-antivirus-for-2015The problem with a lot of free virus checkers, especially Avast, is the amount of resources they use. If that meant better protection it wouldn't be so bad, but Avast isn't any better than any other free virus checker and frequently has one of the worst detection rates of all virus checkers in charts I see, so it's still definitely Panda for me |
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Post by buzzy on Oct 24, 2015 16:47:37 GMT
Mikkh, thanks, I will stay with Panda a/v, your comments are appreciated.
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Post by jojo on Oct 26, 2015 10:41:48 GMT
mikkh
I'm also on the look out for security programs. Had a look at the link you gave and it looks good. On its recommendation, I followed the link to Bitdefender. It seems Bitdefender free isn't recommended for Windows 10. They recommend their paid for version.
May I ask, how do you personally rate M$ Windows Defender?
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Post by vikingken on Oct 26, 2015 15:27:02 GMT
If MS were any good at protecting anything, they would write an OS that was secure from the beginning and wouldn't need protecting. They would probably make very good Collenders, they are possibly in the wrong game.
I have used Panda more or less from the beginning, I use it on both Windows 7 and 10 and have never had any bother with either. |
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Post by mikkh on Oct 26, 2015 18:03:03 GMT
Defender in Windows 10 is based upon Microsoft Security Essentials rather than the old (rubbish) Defender, which in theory makes it already loaded with a virus checker by default.
Panda Cloud will disable The Windows 10 Defender on install. It either recognises it an unneeded second virus checker, or thinks it's the old rubbish Defender and (rightly) not worth having for that reason.
A company recommending the paid version because the free version doesn't work? That seems slightly untrue and a very unsubtle way of trying to make you pay.
if you keep regular backups, it doesn't really matter which virus checker you use, so you might as well use the least resource hungry - which is Panda Cloud. No virus checker (paid or free) is 100% protection and never will be because of the basic way they all work. And that is checking virus 'signatures' against a known database. If a virus writer releases his/her latest creation into the wild on any given day, nobody will be safe from it till it's a known threat and it's signature is added to the list. That's over simplifying it a bit, but that's the general idea
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Post by jojo on Oct 26, 2015 19:09:08 GMT
Excellent advice from both. Thanks.
Since I'm still feeling the way with W10, so to speak, I don't want to rock any boats unless I have to. Leaving things switched on and so on for now.
Example, I have two SSDs, one is 120Gb, the other 240. I installed W10 on the smaller one and intend to store files and downloads on the second. I managed to change the default save setttings to the second drive well enough but for some reason, downloads are now saved to Documents. Any attempt to create a Download file results in and error that a Documents file already exists. I also can't seem to reset these files.
Anyway, I take this as being part of the general instability of W10 at this time. Hence not wanting to run any unnecessary risks with installed software.
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Post by vikingken on Oct 26, 2015 20:26:37 GMT
As you can see, mine made a Download file. I dont know what version you installed, but mine is Windows 10 Pro and I dont know if that makes any difference.
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Post by jojo on Oct 26, 2015 21:22:01 GMT
Where as, this is what has happened to mine:  As you can see the icons for Documents and Downloads are both labelled Documents. I cannot rename the download one, both open Documents folder, resetting either resets both but doesn't solve the problem. The principal difference is I am using two SSDs and tried to divert all storage to the second by changing the Location in the Properties box. All worked out fine apart from the download. |
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Post by vikingken on Oct 26, 2015 22:54:46 GMT
As I have Windows 10 installed on a mini netbook, I only have room for one SSD Jojo. Windows only installs on the C/ drive and I have never known having another drive installed, interfers in any way to the installation of the OS. I notice that one of the Documents folders has the download symbol on it and looks like it was wrongly named. The only thing I can think of, is to repair Windows and hope the reinstallation puts the right name on it. Personly, I wouldn't worry about it. I always manually copy my files to another drive as a backup, or cut and paste if I want to save space on the C/ drive. I backup to another SSD, its a USB connection and not plugged in while installing Windows. Having a 476 GB C/ drive, I dont need to shift anything. |
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