This is not a poll about your favorite AV. This poll is simply about whether or not you run one in real time. The choices are Yes or No. If you run one on demand only, then No is the correct vote. You are encouraged to elaborate, and of course, complain about the lack of choices.
Was running Webroot, but due to some serious issues about them that have recently surfaced, now back with Bitdefender. I don't see anyone from Bitdefender coming on here shutting down threads they don't like.
Yes, because I am a gamer and thus forced to use crap like Origin and all the other crap that comes with it, which I consider the biggest threat-gate in my system, and none of it works with AppGuard nor with Sandboxie, thanks to their rootkit like behaviour . To make things worse, programs like these work hand in hand with my browser through handlers and plugins, so there's the direct connection between a compromised website and a vulnerable application. At least there is EAM, which can be set up to scan only programs before they are executed and it comes without all the borderline unnecessary stuff, which most companies force upon you now: mandatory on-access scanning, stream-scanning, the god-awful invasion of SSL connections, mail-av, the insanely ridiculous link-checkers and so on. That said, if I wasn't a gamer, I wouldn't even be running Windows at all
Q: Do you run a real-time antivirus? A: No Q: Do you use an on-demand scanner? A: No Q: Do you upload files for online analysis? A: No Q: Do you even scan your system and files? A: No Q: Are you on Linux or Mac? A: No Q: Are you freakin' kiddin' with me?! A: No
yes. Webroot at the moment. I've tried going without but I've found that using a light or cloud AV isn't that bad.
I voted no but I do run MBAM pro which technically is not an anti virus program. If I am wrong then send me to a corner.
I guess I'm the one who should be sent to the corner, wolfrun. I was figuring MBAM would count as an AV, even though they describe themselves as beginning where the antivirus programs end. When one considers that an AV no longer restricts itself to viruses only, I just tend to lump all anti-malware programs together. My bad, I suppose. And one day I may create a poll at Wilders that is correct at all levels... but don't count on it! If it helps anyone else, it's okay to count MBAM as an AV... for purposes of this poll, in case you are ever stopped and questioned about it.
I run several laptops for me and my family. My personal laptop is a Linux and it has no security software installed. My netbook runs Windows 7 and it has BitDefender Free and NoVirusThanks AntiExecutable. Other laptops that I administer run FortiClient or K9, mostly due to their excelleted website blacklist and my family being complete security noobs. Since most laptops that I administer have AV on it I voted Yes.
My Xp desktop - No, not for quite some time. My Android /Smartphone - Yes, Eset. Wife's Laptop - Yes, Norton Internet Security.
Yes, more than one on my Windows machine out of interest. Not exactly necessary, but I've got the spare resources.
On Windows I let MSE/Defender run, it's good enough for me and doesn't tick me off with false positives, nags, popups. If it didn't exist, I wouldn't use an AV on Windows. I don't run one on Linux. So, probably "both" or "no".
Yes on my Win 8 and Vista machines, no on my 3 XP old computers. I don't consider 'real time' my first line of defense but it is often useful to label malware if it is detected.
No, after 6 years of using either Avast or Avira and I only ever had the AV warn me about events I had expected it to....I do very little in terms of online purchasing and even then I only use a top up visa card with enough on it to make my purchase....No online banking and I don't have anything on the computer that I would be horrified at anyone else seeing.
Good point, Osaban. I don't consider them 'first line' either, but I continue to run VIPRE and MBAM. Sandboxie relegates them both to 'accessory' status.
I stopped using a real time AV in early 2006. About 2 years later, I stopped using installed manual scanners. Other than checking files at VirusTotal, I haven't used any kind of AV on this PC.
