Show links to us STUPIDS to obscure NIS Snipe findings.  But first off, show us your bs face
 

I have Verizon, and they charge for AV.  Comcast used to give McAfee.  Right now, I use Trend Micro Titanium AND Malwarebytes Premium   They work fine together and seem to keep my machine clean.  First and foremost...safe browsing and keeping an eye on email...

gravedigger78
I haven't used any AV software for a couple years now and no problems so far.  I just keep my internet usage as clean as possible.

Same here bud, no issues here either.

I have "Charter"  and was wondering if anyone tried the Charter Security Suite?  and if so, how well did it work?

avast here with it's gaming mode. Been using it for years, ever since I went to Europe and a ski buddy I met showed it me.

_cyberdyne_
IMO Anti Virus is the biggest Virus ever created. Its purpose is to gather money, infect every system on the face of the earth, and bog down your system. Mabe im weird but i have no problem doing a fresh OS Install if i ever get a virus which has not happened in at least a decade.

First off, virus are discreet, guess who does not know they have one? you. Cause surprise surprise, they don't want you to notice them. 
Second, AVs do not bog down your system in any perceivable way (at least not know, you have that argument 10 years ago)
Third a fresh install every time is a huge massive waste of time all the files you lose, all the programs you have to re download. 
Fourth, anyone, I mean anyone who thinks common sense prevents you from getting virus, has NOT ONE OUNCE of common sense. Or at least has no knowledge of internet safety. 
Fifth, many of the best AV's are free.
 

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_cyberdyne_
IMO Anti Virus is the biggest Virus ever created. Its purpose is to gather money, infect every system on the face of the earth, and bog down your system. Mabe im weird but i have no problem doing a fresh OS Install if i ever get a virus which has not happened in at least a decade.

First off, virus are discreet, guess who does not know they have one? you. Cause surprise surprise, they don't want you to notice them. 
Second, AVs do not bog down your system in any perceivable way (at least not know, you have that argument 10 years ago)
Third a fresh install every time is a huge massive waste of time all the files you lose, all the programs you have to re download. 
Fourth, anyone, I mean anyone who thinks common sense prevents you from getting virus, has NOT ONE OUNCE of common sense. Or at least has no knowledge of internet safety. 
Fifth, many of the best AV's are free.

I get McAfee Live Safe free from Intel for like an unlimited number of pcs and tablets etc
I won't install it unless they pay me

I'm not going to indulge you, as to what I do on a daily basis, however I will give you this.
 
Most issues that I come across, have to do with or are caused by, a malfunctioning/damaged or otherwise deemed "operational" popular AV software installation of one flavor or another.
In my experience, the people who paid for a "premium" AV software, did not get any more protection than the user utilizing a free AV software.

I'll tell you why.
 
People who pay for the "premium" or "full" version, usually have a false sense of security, and their browsing and download habits are ridiculous and put them at 24/7 risk of infection
People who use free AV software are people who are confident enough in their browsing habits to A) not need to pay for "better" protection, B) know the risks of certain activities online
 
My ISP gives out Bitdefender 2014 free to all customers, it is one of the worst AV programs I have ever seen, second only to Norton.
Installation/uninstallation/reinstallation issues, random dll errors, randomly blocks internet connectivity to browsers, slows down PCs and eats memory, although it's still an improvement over the previous versions.
Even more alarming, the worst infections pass right through Bitdefender (and Norton) while a simple malwarebytes or Roguekiller scan will reveal BLVALUEZeroAccess in a matter of seconds.

The most heavily infected PC's are 9 times out of 10 using Bitdefender or some form of Norton to "secure" their PC.

At the end of the day, it comes down to the user, not the AV software.
This I can stand behind 100%.
 
You can sit there and tell me how I'm wrong and it won't make a difference in my opinion which is weighted on extensive first hand experience with all AV software under the sun.

Myst3ri0n
I'm not going to indulge you, as to what I do on a daily basis, however I will give you this.
 
Most issues that I come across, have to do with or are caused by, a malfunctioning/damaged or otherwise deemed "operational" popular AV software installation of one flavor or another.
In my experience, the people who paid for a "premium" AV software, did not get any more protection than the user utilizing a free AV software.

I'll tell you why.
 
People who pay for the "premium" or "full" version, usually have a false sense of security, and their browsing and download habits are ridiculous and put them at 24/7 risk of infection
People who use free AV software are people who are confident enough in their browsing habits to A) not need to pay for "better" protection, B) know the risks of certain activities online
 
My ISP gives out Bitdefender 2014 free to all customers, it is one of the worst AV programs I have ever seen, second only to Norton.
Installation/uninstallation/reinstallation issues, random dll errors, randomly blocks internet connectivity to browsers, slows down PCs and eats memory, although it's still an improvement over the previous versions.
Even more alarming, the worst infections pass right through Bitdefender (and Norton) while a simple malwarebytes or Roguekiller scan will reveal BLVALUEZeroAccess in a matter of seconds.

The most heavily infected PC's are 9 times out of 10 using Bitdefender or some form of Norton to "secure" their PC.

At the end of the day, it comes down to the user, not the AV software.
This I can stand behind 100%.
 
You can sit there and tell me how I'm wrong and it won't make a difference in my opinion which is weighted on extensive first hand experience with all AV software under the sun.

anecdotal the best kind of evidence.
Remember that time when they found computers with virus more likely ran IE then other browsers?
 
It wasnt because IE was bad, it was because of the type of user that only ran IE.
 
Just like you said it comes down to the user, so saying Norton is bad when every single metric of testing shows it is one of the very best out there. It's like saying a 7970 runs games better then a 780 ti because of a few cases that it does.
Your puting the AV at fault for costing money rather then the user, and then saying its the user fault at the end. But you still have a hatred of norton/bitdefender because of the users. It makes no sence

Being paid or not is 100% irreverent to the article. It was not in their rating criteria.
 
They found Norton and bitdeffender to be among the best, which happened to be paid, and they found a few other paid AVs that were among the worst if you looked at the rest of it. 
 
 

OMG blast from the past you are digging dip @kaminja
Still using Norton and Malwarebytes

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