I asked this same question on my "other GPS forum" and got many conflicting replies from some pretty hot computer geeks there so thought I'd throw it open here too:-

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The more I read the more I confuse myself.
I'm currently running (AT THE TIME OF MY ORIGINAL POST THERE 26-OCT) Avast Free Antivirus, AVG Antivirus Free plus a craqued version of IObit Malware Fighter and a craqued Zemana AntiMalware all at the same time.
None seem to slow my PC down and each has individually & separately flagged up different problems/viruses etc from various "suspect" downloads etc from various websites I visit. Very often these are actually where I'm trying to grab licences/cracks etc for other AV/AM programs.
Do I want/need all/any of these running?
I've also tried Panda but that was sooooo slooooow loading and running that I dumped it and have also tried HitmanPro, Avira, Malwarebytes & Bitdefender (nice & compact but no choices regarding "allow this download/run this program etc") and I'm just not sure how many of which (AntiMalware OR Antivirus) I can safely run alongside each other before causing them to trip over each other.

As you will realise, I know a bit about metas & .dcts etc but not much about this stuff so the more experienced recommendations you can offer, the better (or even more confused I'll get

A few people have advised me to ditch them all & rely on Windows Defender (WHICH I'M CURRENTLY DOING) but after reading stuff here

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I'm not too sure.

Some had also reminded me that all these "free" AV/AM programs are there to encourage you to buy their upgraded/better/faster versions

Please let me know your own personal recommendations and your reasoning behind these.

Thanks in anticipation of you confusing an old man even more than I am now!!

biggerdave Reviewed by biggerdave on 29th October 2016. AntiMalware and/or Antivirus with Windows 10 & Slimjet [Chrome-based] Browser? I asked this same question on my "other GPS forum" and got many conflicting replies from some pretty hot computer geeks there so thought I'd throw it open here too:- The more I read the more I confuse myself. I'm currently running (AT THE TIME OF MY ORIGINAL POST THERE 26-OCT) Avast Free Antivirus, AVG Antivirus Free plus a craqued version of IObit Malware Fighter and a craqued Zemana AntiMalware all at the same time. None seem to slow my PC down and each has individually & separately Rating: 5