I use BitDefender Total Security 2013. It comes out on top in a lot of tests, often beating heavy-hitters like Kaspersky and Norton.
However, It *did* miss 2 potential major threats in late 2012 - a Virtumonde derivative, even! (deflected by Norton, btw), so I'm not going to continue my license on a reflex only.
And against some threats, you still have to bring out the good old Malwarebytes. Many paid security suites *still* cannot compete against specialized free software. I lost track of the number of times when I was hit by malware/virus, and the first advice I find is "Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware".
thomas81 wrote:
I used to use McAfee but i thought it was crap because it failed to prevent several malware and scamware infections. One of which required a re-install of Windows. I am now trying out Kaspersky after reading good reviews.
Correct observation. McAfee *is* crap. I just set up a new laptop for a colleague a few months ago. Step 1: Get rid of the pre-installed McAfee. Step 2: Find some *actual* security software.