Antivirus programs.

My free Avast and Norton have stopped working now :/

I'm installing Malwarebytes now and I'm going to download Kaspersky too.
Should I be safe enough with these two?

Are these the official sites to download them safely?
https://www.malwarebytes.org/
http://www.kaspersky.com/

Connection to http://www.kaspersky.com/ doesn't have "confirmed identity" so I would like to get confirmation about this is the real site.

Edit:

Looks like I really needed it Embarrassed

Quote from: miza.org on August 14, 2014, 08:20:55 PM

Or don't use windows? I mean seriously, why do you even use it?

Because linux is horrible to use IMO and I like windows.
And there is viruses for other os too.

You are never safe.

Remember that and you will be safer

I'm using free version of Avira, and it works perfectly fine for me. I use it now 5 years, and still happy!

You should give it a try, very light, nearly no impact on your system.

Of course, be careful with what you download as well

Quote from: 1Referee on August 14, 2014, 09:05:37 PM

I second that. I switched to Avast recently, but I started out with Avira and had it for like 5 years. Seriously great stuff.

I would just use a free solution and not pay for one because they all pretty much do the same thing warn you about possible virus.

I always stick with browser plugins like ghostery/noscript.
malwarebytes & spybot S&D + ccleaner to keep system in shape (all free).
from my experience a virus always needs a careless user to execute it.
be cautious with download sources, email attachments and external storages esp usb sticks.
For a more secure environment throw linux on a second partition to boot from.
i'm no expert but i'd say linux on VM doesn't help much if your computer is already infected.

and finally i make a fresh install of windows at least once a year, depends how littered the system gets with the time.
If your setup is more complex with many types of software a mirrored backup of the partition with the virginal system is also quite handy.
(in case your fed up with hour long installations of adobe suite et al)

Quote from: Brewins on August 14, 2014, 08:52:05 PM

You are never safe.

Remember that and you will be safer

Best thing I've seen today.

+1

Well, I have been using Kaspersky from more than 5 years now and it works like a charm. Use to buy at first but i found this one online and
it's been working without any problem from more than 8months, it's a 1year version so you can check it out. Link

i have no antivirus installed but still my computer working fine no prolbems at all i got.

http://sd.360.cn/ you can try this free one.

Try free avg, so far no problem with it..

You can try mcafee antivirus too, it's an good antivirus.

There are many, but itś better to use vmware image. In case there is a virus - you can always go back to older copy

Honestly, what I use at home on my windows machine is Microsoft Security Essentials...Seems to actually work okay and does a decent job.

If you download something sketchy and it doesn't pick it up, run your proccesses to see if anything weird is running.

AVG
it's free and better than avast imho

Free antivirus normally has 30 days validity. So now you need to buy antivirus.

malware bytes anti malware pro + windows defender. make sure you configure the firewall and when uninstalling new programs remove the rules, and you should be good to go.

Malwarebytes is the best antimalware
Bitdefender is the best antivirus.
using a cocktail of both of these is very effective.