February 5, 20233 yr Just checked my receipts - I started using ESET (NOD32) back in 2005, never had any problems. Cheers, Søren DissingIntel i9-13900K @5.6-5.8 Ghz | ASUS ROG RYUJIN III | ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC | ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero | 64Gb DDR5 @5600 | 1Tb Samsung M.2 980 PRO (Win11), 1Tb Samsung M.2 980 PRO, | ASUS ROG Helios 601 | 32” ASUS PG32UCDM 240hz 4K | Chaseplane | TM TCA Captain's Edition, Winwing FCU + EFIS L/R, Tobii 5 | Win 11 Pro 64 | MSFS 2024 | BA Virtual | PSXT, RealTraffic w/ AIG models
February 5, 20233 yr 9 hours ago, Bobsk8 said: Is that wishful thinking or some kind of fact? Simple logic. sp
February 5, 20233 yr Lots of interesting opinions expressed in this thread, but I wonder. Has anyone decided based on this conversation to change from whatever AV they are currently using to something else based on what has been written above? Best wishes as always. John Wiesenfeld KPBI | FAA PPL/SEL/IFR in a galaxy long ago and far away | VATSIM PILOT P2 i7-11700K, 32 GB DDR4 3.6 GHz, MSI RTX 3070ti, Dell 4K monitor
February 6, 20233 yr 49 minutes ago, jrw4 said: Lots of interesting opinions expressed in this thread, but I wonder. Has anyone decided based on this conversation to change from whatever AV they are currently using to something else based on what has been written above? Best wishes as always. Not to totally answer your query but to offer some additional insight: The security environment is an ecosystem not owned by one company. IOW information is shared. Microsoft works security at very high levels including with goverments and international entities. Microsoft is in the best situation and has the most incentive to remedy security flaws in its millions / billions of Windows installs for financial reasons. Since security has become a #1 priority for Microsoft since the late 90's its seems unlikely that today, anyone could feel more secure runnig Windows / XBOX apps with a 3rd party security solution. sp Edited February 6, 20233 yr by Sky_Pilot071
February 6, 20233 yr I used NOD32 for many years and was very happy with it. Two years ago however, I retired and looked at my expenses to see where I could cut back a bit. Decided to let my NOD32 licence slip and give Windows Defender a try. So far, I have been equally happy with it. David Webster AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | G.Skill 32GB DDR4 3600Mhz | EVGA RTX 3080 Ti @ 3440X1440 | Crucial 2TB M.2 | Win11
February 6, 20233 yr Windows Defender. Or don't get a virus in the first place. 9800X3D | 5080 | 32GB | 2TB NVME | Dell Ultrasharp U3415W 34" | 3440 x 1440 60Hz
February 6, 20233 yr 13 hours ago, jrw4 said: Lots of interesting opinions expressed in this thread, but I wonder. Has anyone decided based on this conversation to change from whatever AV they are currently using to something else based on what has been written above? Best wishes as always. No but I followed @badgenes' advice not to exclude any folder with Defender Dominique Simming since 1981 - [email protected] GHz with 16 GB of RAM and a 1080 with 8 GB VRAM running a 27" @ 2560*1440 - Windows 10 - Warthog HOTAS - MFG pedals - MSFS Standard version with Steam
February 6, 20233 yr Windows Defender + Malwarebytes Never had a single problem. Never "excluded" a folder, or done any of that nonsense that you're supposed to do. The best thing you can do for yourself or your system is to "bullet proof" your browser with various pop up and ad ware etc. blockers. At a minimum, use ublockorigin and Ghostery.
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