ShyLinuxGuy

July 18, 2011 at 12:59pm

I've had good experiences with Malwarebytes. I use Avast as my primary AV. I run Malwarebytes occasionally to catch what Avast may not see on its first pass. I never get malware, but it's good to take precautions. It's also good for when someone comes to me with an infected comptuer--Malwarebytes always gets the job done.

Ubuntu--no worries of malware at all =P

livebriand

July 18, 2011 at 12:57pm

I used to use Avast and now I use Microsoft Security Essentials. I use Malwarebytes mainly to clean up infected systems. I've also recommended it to many forum members to clean up their infected computers.

Blaze589

July 18, 2011 at 12:49pm

I'm utilizing Avast! Free Antivirus and Comodo Firewall Free.

I've been using Avast for years now. It has been utterly amazing at stopping internet threats before it gets a chance to imbed into my PC. Comodo is like a secondary UAC. It protects all system programs and the registry. It also has a cloud based program scanner. The combination of the two has served me for years without fail.

Marthian

July 18, 2011 at 11:19am

Couple years back, was using Windows Onecare, apparently it just wasn't that great. I also got a particular virus that would pop up crap ads and the like. Then I get Malwarebytes, and not only does it get the virus I'm after, but it got 83 other viruses that Onecare wasn't picking up.

To me, the Anti-virus software I use is the frontline, and Malwarebytes is the heavy artillery... probably worded that wrong but who cares Malwarebytes rocks. I don't believe I've ever heard a complaint about it.

grexxman

July 18, 2011 at 9:51am

I've been working as a PC Support Technician for the past 4 years and Malwarebyte's has been my go-to post-infection resource for practically all of those years.  It's cleaned up PC's for which hope was all but lost.  I make it a point to put it on all of my toolbox flash drives in case of emergency and it's one of the first programs I install on a freshly loaded PC.

I also use Microsoft Security Essentials for every-day protection.  I've lately been impressed by it's low-resource real-time protection that gets the job done without unnecessary pop-ups.

Kaspersky's TDSSKiller is also a key player that resides on my toolbox drive.  It gets rid of those infections that fool Malwarebyte's and MSSE.

What's great about all of them is they're FREE!!!

:)

Blues22475

July 18, 2011 at 8:41am

I currently use:

Avast! - main Defense
Malwarebytes - Supplementary defense
Superantispyware - Main Anti-Spyware Defense
Spybot Search & Destroy - Supplementary Defense.

Haven't had viruses issues in a long time. Malwarebytes is good at what it does, so I usually suggest that to users who have been infected and still are able to get into safe mode to run Malwarebytes.

MdX MaxX

July 18, 2011 at 8:01am

I've been using Malwarebytes for over a year and it hasn't failed me yet.  I use it along with Microsoft Security Essentials for a low-cost, effective way to fight threats.  Screw paying $60 to use Norton or ESET software for 3 years, spending $20 to use Malwarebytes for a lifetime is a much better investment.