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What is the best antivirus? (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’ve looked this up a lot, and I keep getting completely different results in each page I clicked.

I want to know what is the best, most secure antivirus, that’s universal (Supports Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android), that detects 100% of malware.

It doesn't need to support Linux, but I thought it would be nice.

If you think "antivirus that detects 100% of malware" doesn't exist, then the one that finds the most malware the fastest

Yes, it can be anti-malware too, but it should fit the conditions above as well.

(Disclaimer: This question and similar questions were Googled before asking here, and I did not find the answers I was looking for.)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

There isn't a "best" antivirus.

There's some that are really good at detection, and a very small number that are good at prevention.

Usually, detection also means prevention, unless we're talking about norton and mcaffee, which sometimes don't detect anything until after the malware has already done its damage.

Comodo firewall configured like Cruelsister recommends along with bitdefender free, kaspersky (any edition with the firewall turned off), or MSD with configure defender on MAX is pretty good. Covers everything between comodo FW and one of those other three.

But those three conventional antivirus programs might start sucking at some point down the line. for as long as I've been using it, comodo FW has always been a good choice to pick up the slack of whatever realtime scanner you choose.