The 2024 Anti-Virus software thread | Which anti-virus for Windows 11?

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Am successful the minority, but I emotion Microsoft Windows 11! Have customised it a spot (e.g. expanded right-click menu) and find it to beryllium conscionable arsenic user-friendly arsenic Windows 10. With galore nicer features to boot.

Which is the champion anti-virus successful 2024 for Windows 11? Any recommendations?

Thanks successful advance!

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The Windows default information is bully capable for me. I person a Microsoft OneDrive yearly subscription (Rs 1499/-) wherever I support each my documents, successful lawsuit my laptop conks retired abruptly owed to immoderate hardware oregon bundle issues. I besides support my laptop precise cleanable with precise fewer apps (not adjacent Chrome, lone Edge). I personally don't spot a use-case for further anti-virus.

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Anti-virus isn't circumstantial to an OS version. So immoderate worked good for you for Windows 10, should beryllium bully capable for Windows 11 too. If determination are immoderate further requirements from Windows 11, I'm definite the anti-virus volition update the bundle from it's end.

Although I'm blessed to beryllium corrected connected the supra from idiosyncratic with much cognition astir the intricacies of the antivirus market.

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Windows has in-built microorganism scanner called Windows Defender. If you don't person this exertion for immoderate reason, you tin download it from Microsoft Store.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micros...nder_Antivirus

After its implementation, astir radical stopped buying anti-virus software. That's wherefore astir anti-virus companies (Norton/MacAfee/Kaspersky etc) person turned their absorption towards endeavor information solutions.

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These days, different anti microorganism softwares are brushed malwares themselves. Slowing down the PC, oregon hogging strategy resources.

The inbuilt Windows Defender is much than enough. Just enactment sensible with wherever you browse and download from the internet, you should beryllium good.

NEVER EVER wage for antivirus softwares.

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Rightly said. For Windows 11 adjacent corporates started utilizing Microsoft Defender alternatively of MacAfee (a firm favourite). Defender has each the extortion 1 needs for free. The different Antivirus bundle are conscionable spywares now. No constituent successful paying for them.

I americium forced to usage Windows 11 sometimes owed to firm enactment other for idiosyncratic usage I similar Mac. Apple Silicon conscionable gives truthful overmuch artillery beingness that I sometimes hide to complaint but inactive it gets the enactment done. Also show is truthful overmuch faster. This excessively without a request of Antivirus

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1. Kasperksy Plus
2. BitDefender ( needs a almighty strategy , i5+16gb)
3. Quickheal (lightweight)

I usage Kaspersky connected my ain PC. Kaspersky gives you afloat power if you cognize however to configure it well.Its interface is not user-friendly arsenic others.

QuickHeal is what I instal connected astir friend's PCs arsenic it's lightweight, casual to configure and good known.

Bitdefender needs a almighty system, conscionable similar Norton and McAfee.

if the idiosyncratic is simply a elemental feline who uses his PC for email and MS-Office, doesn't link random pendrives, and doesn't sojourn risky websites, past Windows Defender is bully enough.
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my thoughts though.