#Avg or avast software

But the answer to 'Is PAID Antivirus Software Worth It?' is, in my opinion and seemingly the opinion of most people here, a resounding no. So the answer to your question 'Is Antivirus Software Worth It?' is undoubtedly yes. If that's the case, then at that point, as the above comment notes, you will have an antivirus as 'part of your security layer.' As a note though, that means you should also make sure your other 'layers' are appropriate as well- make sure your router doesn't use UPnP unless you need it specifically, make sure your router firewall is active and. Make sure Defender is turned on and performing real-time protection. That being said, Windows comes with Windows Defender, which is antivirus. No antivirus can catch everything, and if the software can prevent everything today that doesn't mean it can catch the newest threat tomorrow. The advice above is solid advice, but as a note, other users on this post are saying 'just don't be dumb online' as something to do with antivirus, not in place of antivirus. An AV should be a part of your security layer, period. Modern malware doesn't require someone to go to dodgy websites or run email attachments. Sometimes 0days go years before security researchers become aware. Most people's NAT will likely drop those packets but hopefully you don't have one that uses upnp to forward the port or are some business with a couple of sites and 9100 open to the Internet for example.īotnets are an annual multi-billion dollar business and are constantly scanning and exploiting 0days. How? They were simply listening to port 9100 as a normal network printer does. Recently hundreds of thousands of printers from different manufacturers were exploited to become zombies on a botnet. Sure there's ransomware and cryptominers but there's also massive botnets. Modern malware exploits software (including services) that it can reach online without the user interacting with anything at all. Malware now isn't like malware in the old days that puts ads in your face or redirects traffic through a proxy or performs an an outing prank. Anyone telling you 'just don't be dumb online' has a very outdated perspective. Pick, Assemble and Install: Video Guide.No intentionally harmful, misleading or joke advice.No excessive posting (more than one submission in 24 hours).No selling, trading or requests for valuation.No self-promotion, advertising, begging, or surveys.No submissions about memes, jokes, meta, or hypothetical / dream builds.No titles that are all-caps, clickbait, PSAs, pro-tips or contain emoji.

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