January 16, 20242 yr I’ve been using Norton 360 or one of Norton’s variants for years but, while still good, it has become bulky. Is there a consensus on what you’d use knowing P3Dv5 is primary? Of course I’m thinking overall Windows 10 security. As always, thank you.
January 16, 20242 yr I've been using Microsoft Defender for years with no issues. My P3D PC is used mostly just for P3D, almost nothing else (except, perhaps, for a little simming with XP12). I've never downloaded or used any pirated software (games or otherwise), and I'm very very careful with e-mail and attachments, so I figure my risk levels are very, very low. Of course, YMMV. Joel Murray @ CYVR (actually, somewhere about halfway between CYNJ and CZBB)
January 16, 20242 yr Same here. I only use my Flight simming computer for flying and nothing else. I have no anti-virus installed. You just have to use common sense and stay away from garbage websites and their products. Pete Locascio Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, Nvidia RTX 5090, Samsung 9100 Pro 2&4 TB Drives, 64 GB RAM, Asus Z-890 motherboard.
January 16, 20242 yr Default windows one is just fine. 3rd party ones are just mass gathering your data to build profiles and sell on for other revenue streams.
January 16, 20242 yr Windows Defender, zero point in using any other and you're just giving away your hard earned money -- Especially on junk like Norton, McAfee etc. [MSI MPG X870E Carbon | 9800X3D (PBO +200Mhz / -20 Offset) | Corsair 64GB DDR5 (Custom Timings) | RTX 4090 Founders Edition (Undervolted) | WD SNX 850X 4TB + 4TB | Antec Flux Pro]
January 16, 20242 yr I have been using Win 10 and Windows Defender since 2015, as soon as the first free update arrived. Since then I have not installed any third-party antivirus programs. I think that the worst virus for my PC is the user, that is, myself. Sergey LabukhMy system: Win 10 Pro 22H2x64 / Prepar3D v4.5 (HF3) Academic / Xilence 500W Power Supply / Biostar H310MHP / INTEL Core™ i5 9400F / DDR4 8GB 2666MHz Team Elite - 2 pcs / PALIT GeForce GTX1050 Ti 4096Mb StormX
January 16, 20242 yr What comes with Windows 10, 11 works just fine for me. I used to use Norton, then ESET, but the last 5 years, I have just used Windows Defender. It's lite on system resources and have had no issues. I use my computer everyday all day long, for work and pleasure (flightsim). Rick i9-14900KS OC to 5.8 Ghz | 64 GIG- G.Skill 7200 RAM | Asus ROG Maximus z790 Hero Motherboard | Gigabyte RTX 5090 OC | 47" Samsung 4K Monitor I Pimax Crystal Super 50 HMD I Varjo Aero HMD I Windows 11
January 16, 20242 yr Interesting Youtube video. I agree with it, but use your own judgement. Rick i9-14900KS OC to 5.8 Ghz | 64 GIG- G.Skill 7200 RAM | Asus ROG Maximus z790 Hero Motherboard | Gigabyte RTX 5090 OC | 47" Samsung 4K Monitor I Pimax Crystal Super 50 HMD I Varjo Aero HMD I Windows 11
January 17, 20242 yr +1 Windows Defender SpoilerSystem specs: MFG Crosswind pedals| ACE B747 yoke |Honeycomb Bravo throttleNow built: P3Dv5.3HF2: Intel i5-12600K @4.8Ghz | MSI Z690-A PRO | Asus Dual RTX 4070 Super OC 12Gb| 32Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200Mhz |Samsung 980Evo Pro PCIe 500Gb | WD Black SN850 PCIe 2Tb | WD SA510 4Tb |beQuiet 802 Tower Case|Corsair RM850 PSU | Acer Predator X34P 3440x1440pMark AldridgeMSFS2024 SU5 & P3D v5.3 HF2
January 17, 20242 yr +1 for Windows Defender and common sense. Don't go clicking on that $1000000000000 lottery win in your inbox. No shady sites. You will be fine. Richard 7950x3d | 32Gb 6000mHz RAM | 8Tb NVme | RTX 4090 | MSFS | P3D | XP12
January 17, 20242 yr I have used AVG and Avast Antivirus FREE editions in the past, but now I only use Windows Defender. Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
January 17, 20242 yr Windows Defender ONLY. Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
January 17, 20242 yr I've used Bitdefender for years and like it. I buy it discounted at Newegg. I see "anti-virus" properties being discussed, but nothing about the firewall. I've no doubt that Windows Defender is an adequate anti-virus, but I doubt its firewall is as good as Bitdefender. The firewall prevents stuff from getting through the port into your system in the first place and is just as important as the anti-virus. Dave Simulator: P3Dv6.1 System Specs: Intel i7 13700K CPU, MSI Mag Z790 Tomahawk Motherboard, 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Video Card, 3x 1TB Samsung 980 Pro M.2 2280 SSDs, Windows 11 Home OS My website for P3D stuff: https://sites.google.com/view/thep3dfiles/home
January 17, 20242 yr Commercial Member 14 minutes ago, dave2013 said: I see "anti-virus" properties being discussed, but nothing about the firewall. I've no doubt that Windows Defender is an adequate anti-virus, but I doubt its firewall is as good as Bitdefender. The firewall prevents stuff from getting through the port into your system in the first place and is just as important as the anti-virus. Either the port is open, or it's not. If you're behind NAT and have no IPv6, it's not like there are attempts to connect in, anyways. Luke Kolin I make simFDR, the most advanced flight data recorder for FSX, Prepar3D and X-Plane.
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