I am running Windows 10 and Internet Explorer. I have depended on Windows Defender to protect me from virus , malware, Trojans, etc. But, my system became infected with safesear.ch. Windows defender did not detect this virus. I used Malware Bytes to remove it.
So, what anti virus would you folks recommend to use along with, or instead of, Windows Defender?
Thanks for any advice.
Regards, Jim
So, what anti virus would you folks recommend to use along with, or instead of, Windows Defender?
Thanks for any advice.
Regards, Jim
Avast is in their list, but only on Mobile devices, not PCs. That's terrible, because some of the worst infected computers I get from Customers have any of those 3 recommended as "BEST". These 3 AV programs don't do as well on the AV-TEST review, which is a much more reliable independent AV testing firm. Of course, the real test is what is the infection rate of a given AV program on a much larger sample of computers. I have over 200 computers running Avast (both free and paid) and I have less than a 1% infection rate.
The other AV programs that are highly rated, such as Kaspersky, Bitdefender, Avira, and ESET Nod32; are more like 10% infection rate or higher. I think Kaspersky is more like 50% infection rate. Every computer I've seen in the last 5 years with that on it is so completely filled with viruses and spyware, a drive wipe must be done and Windows reinstalled to get rid of all the viruses Kaspersky let through. Take a look at these test results from AV-TEST: 
TrendMicro paid does a good job, but not as good as Norton Security Deluxe or Avast Premiere in my experience. I believe that Kaspersky and Bitdefender especially are paying the AV-TEST guys to rate their programs much higher than they really perform in reality.
Having deployed AVs in large corporate networks for 30+ years, there is something wrong there. There are Zero Fortune500 companies using Kaspersky or Bitdefender on their business networks.
If they were that good, wouldn't Fortune500 companies have adopted and begun using those products to protect their computers? 
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In a couple of cases, it was human error, as one of my Clients used to give all 3 of her laptops to her Grandkids in lieu of babysitting them (she has 6 grandkids). The teenagers when they would come over would each take a laptop and go into one of her bedrooms AND LOCK THE DOOR! They wouldn't come out for days. When she called me to fix the laptops, the AVs were always uninstalled or disabled at the least as they all knew that AVs slowed down their online gaming sessions. I told her that they shouldn't be left unattended to do whatever they want to the computers in private with no parental guidance. She simply ignored me, and kept giving me the broken laptops to fix always with the same type of problem==the AVs uninstalled. I needed the money, so I just gave up and shutup and just fixed them! 
I don't know. I can only tell you about my experiences, not theirs.
