Best antivirus software? (Looking to switch)
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Ah, wtf… not allowed to edit after 600s? Whatever… Geronimo, here ya’ go:
Edit: Ah, here is one https://www.av-comparatives.org/
Hmm… Seems eset may be slipping a bit… I watched/monitored for years and the vb100 and comparatives tests were quite congruent.
Eset:
https://www.av-comparatives.org/vendors/eset/
Bitdefender
https://www.av-comparatives.org/vendors/bitdefender/
Eset does a bit better on the False Postive front. Which I found to be a BIG deal in the real world - clients trying to get real work done just “x it and make it go away” so quickly they had no chance of even a clue of what the warning may have been. Especially problematic with Kaspersky: yeah, maybe it caught a lot, but also alerted on a LOT of FP’s. So much so that I found I was inadvertently “training” end users to ignore it.
Opinionated two bit opinions are my own. Caveat emptor, eh?
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Ah, wtf… not allowed to edit after 600s? Whatever… Geronimo, here ya’ go:
Edit: Ah, here is one https://www.av-comparatives.org/
Hmm… Seems eset may be slipping a bit… I watched/monitored for years and the vb100 and comparatives tests were quite congruent.
Eset:
https://www.av-comparatives.org/vendors/eset/
Bitdefender
https://www.av-comparatives.org/vendors/bitdefender/
Eset does a bit better on the False Postive front. Which I found to be a BIG deal in the real world - clients trying to get real work done just “x it and make it go away” so quickly they had no chance of even a clue of what the warning may have been. Especially problematic with Kaspersky: yeah, maybe it caught a lot, but also alerted on a LOT of FP’s. So much so that I found I was inadvertently “training” end users to ignore it.
@gotwf said in Best antivirus software? (Looking to switch):
Ah, wtf… not allowed to edit after 600s?
Yes, sorry. Changed to 15 minutes
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After some advice Mark, my antivirus is running out, is there any you recommend or is Bitdefender still top of the tree?
@JAC absolutely. Best on the market, and one I use currently.
Mark Cutting also advises organisations as a Fractional CIO, Fractional CISO and Executive Advisor, helping boards improve technology governance, cyber resilience and executive decision making. Learn more at Gratmore Ltd
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@phenomlab Thanks Mark, will look to renew
@JAC Shop around for the renewal mate…
Mark Cutting also advises organisations as a Fractional CIO, Fractional CISO and Executive Advisor, helping boards improve technology governance, cyber resilience and executive decision making. Learn more at Gratmore Ltd
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@phenomlab our institution switched from Norton to SentinelOne EDR, and they require us to install this to our computers…
they say it is for modern cyberattacks… do you know this brand?
https://www.sentinelone.com/cybersecurity-101/what-is-endpoint-detection-and-response-edr/
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@phenomlab our institution switched from Norton to SentinelOne EDR, and they require us to install this to our computers…
they say it is for modern cyberattacks… do you know this brand?
https://www.sentinelone.com/cybersecurity-101/what-is-endpoint-detection-and-response-edr/
@crazycells I’ve certainly heard of SentinelOne, but not used the product line myself so it wouldn’t be fair to comment. However, “modern cyber attacks” is something of an ambiguous statement to say the least!
Mark Cutting also advises organisations as a Fractional CIO, Fractional CISO and Executive Advisor, helping boards improve technology governance, cyber resilience and executive decision making. Learn more at Gratmore Ltd
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@crazycells I’ve certainly heard of SentinelOne, but not used the product line myself so it wouldn’t be fair to comment. However, “modern cyber attacks” is something of an ambiguous statement to say the least!
@phenomlab said in Best antivirus software? (Looking to switch):
“modern cyber attacks”
lol yeap
the “buzzword” of this sector I guess…
Since I am using Mac OS for the past 15 years, I never had any problem anyways… But I remember my Windows times with pain
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@phenomlab said in Best antivirus software? (Looking to switch):
“modern cyber attacks”
lol yeap
the “buzzword” of this sector I guess…
Since I am using Mac OS for the past 15 years, I never had any problem anyways… But I remember my Windows times with pain
@crazycells said in Best antivirus software? (Looking to switch):
But I remember my Windows times with pain
Oh, yes. I’ve switched back to Windows because I need the interoperability on offer with work applications, but miss Linux soooooo much. I tried running Windows in a virtual machine for some time, although the audio here is far too choppy to maintain video calls etc, so Zoom, Teams, etc just don’t work all that well.
Admittedly, there are Linux equivalents, but they seem to lack the virtual backgrounds that as a privacy advocate I’ve come to rely on, whereas Windows has them and they work flawlessly.
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@JAC Shop around for the renewal mate…
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@phenomlab what a great find Mark
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If you’re looking to switch, it really depends on your device and what kind of protection you need. For Mac users, I’d recommend checking out the best antivirus for Mac UK options like Norton, Bitdefender, or Intego as they offer great real-time protection, fast performance, and strong privacy features. Always look for one that includes web protection and a VPN for complete security.
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@phenomlab does bitdefender come with a vpn? It says on the most popular teir that it is unlimited vpn traffic?
Ah nevermind I see that it does. That is cool.
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@phenomlab does bitdefender come with a vpn? It says on the most popular teir that it is unlimited vpn traffic?
Ah nevermind I see that it does. That is cool.
@Madchatthew It does, but it’s an add-on product from recollection
Also, this is worth a read if you’re procrastinating over NordVPN and Bitdefender
Mark Cutting also advises organisations as a Fractional CIO, Fractional CISO and Executive Advisor, helping boards improve technology governance, cyber resilience and executive decision making. Learn more at Gratmore Ltd
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@Madchatthew It does, but it’s an add-on product from recollection
Also, this is worth a read if you’re procrastinating over NordVPN and Bitdefender
@phenomlab yeah after reading that, i would lean more towards NordVPN. When I was looking at the family package for bit defender, the middle package showed that the vpn came with it, but I could have been reading it wrong as well. I wouldn’t put that past me haha
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@phenomlab yeah after reading that, i would lean more towards NordVPN. When I was looking at the family package for bit defender, the middle package showed that the vpn came with it, but I could have been reading it wrong as well. I wouldn’t put that past me haha
@Madchatthew Bitdefender vpn also doesn’t work on Linux, which is where NordVPN comes into it’s own.
Mark Cutting also advises organisations as a Fractional CIO, Fractional CISO and Executive Advisor, helping boards improve technology governance, cyber resilience and executive decision making. Learn more at Gratmore Ltd
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@Madchatthew Bitdefender vpn also doesn’t work on Linux, which is where NordVPN comes into it’s own.
@phenomlab aaahhhhh that makes perfect sense. Yeah then I would probably use NordVPN. I have used them before and they work great. I believe you can also set it up so you can put in the info for NordVPN in your router at home and have it protect everything on the home network. That is a nice feature, then you don’t have to necessarily have it installed on every device.
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@phenomlab aaahhhhh that makes perfect sense. Yeah then I would probably use NordVPN. I have used them before and they work great. I believe you can also set it up so you can put in the info for NordVPN in your router at home and have it protect everything on the home network. That is a nice feature, then you don’t have to necessarily have it installed on every device.
@Madchatthew Yes, you can. They even give you guides for that. Also, consider using Quad9 for DNS
The only drawback for Linux with NordVPN is that it’s all command line based, but there again, not really a challenge is it?
Mark Cutting also advises organisations as a Fractional CIO, Fractional CISO and Executive Advisor, helping boards improve technology governance, cyber resilience and executive decision making. Learn more at Gratmore Ltd
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