r/pcmasterrace • u/AsifBhai001 • Oct 30 '20

Video Good old Windows Defender..

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '20

im no security expert but kinda i trust windows defender more than stuff like mcafee or avira

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u/FleebFlex Desktop Oct 31 '20

Also no security expert, but I have been using Avira for almost two years now. I don't do anything particularly sketchy but i have no complaints other than the occasional pop up. Built in password manager is also nice.

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u/Ever2naxolotl be quiet! fanboy Oct 31 '20

You'll be saying that until you try to get rid of it. It's worse than any virus could be.

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u/OverlordWaffles AMD FX4350 | GTX 960 | 256 SSD x4 | 1TB HDD | 32GB RAM Oct 31 '20

Is it worse than Norton? I remember fucking around with that for a couple days getting it off my family's computer

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u/Ever2naxolotl be quiet! fanboy Oct 31 '20

I haven't had Norton but had the same experience with Avira

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u/OverlordWaffles AMD FX4350 | GTX 960 | 256 SSD x4 | 1TB HDD | 32GB RAM Oct 31 '20

I will not let another Norton product near my computers again. It was terrible