avast! free VS MSE

I heard those two were (when MSE came out) intended to work together, but not sure if it's like that anymore.

This is total nonsense. You should never ever install and use more than one anti-malware software (do not count on-demand only scanners into this)

Incorrect! MSE gets outstanding results in detection of viruses in all those tests performed by large antivirus testing companies. What you've "heard" is some false gossip, please don't spread unverified information. According to results I regularly check in computer magazines in my country where they publish such reports, MSE detection accuracy is just as good as for big antivirus software, and additionally... It's the ONLY tested antivirus software that got ZERO false positives in the tests (it didn't mistake any genuine file for a virus) . And I personally recommend MSE all the way. Don't install both. Stick with MSE only. Not only it's effective, but it's very lightweight and you won't even notice impact on your computer's performance. If you get Avast, you'll get a slower PC as a result. Yesterday I was watching somebody's stream and it started lagging terribly. Turns out it was his Avast suddenly updating virus database without a warning. MSE does it all quietly, although it works a bit slower. MSE is one of the few things Microsoft did right.

MSE was reported to have difficulties identifying zero-day viruses. But Microsoft is pretty quick with signature updates, so you shouldn't worry too much. If you do get infected by a zero-day virus, you should disconnect your PC from the Internet and destroy every piece of hardware you own as you probably have no clue what you're doing anyway.

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^ this

I tend to shun Microsoft's own offerings, but Microsoft Security Essentials really seems to have hit it out of the park.

It's actually the only one currently giving 0 false positives in tests.

It used to be when it was properly released as security essentials, but sadly at the moment this is no longer the case. Maybe the new version that is coming soon will be better again.

Keeping a recent system backup, being aware of how trustworthy your program sources are, and running untrusted programs in a sandbox/VM environment will let you go without these programs.

You're either lucky, or smart.

Download a virus scanner and scan your PC , you will find viruses , you can get viruses very easily even from porn sites you trust , i even got one from Steam lol ...

No. Malwarebytes is not antivirus. Use it only to scan computer from time to time (once per month).

True, I haven't had any kind of virus warning/detection in ages.

I've had this happen, but never with MSE. Which contrasts the embarassment that is IE.

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MSE helped me get rid of some nasty shit that other AV's couldn't even get close to.

Web of Trust and Adblock Plus both protect my browsing. You can also install many other AV/Spyware/Malware protection programs that include a browser plugin, but offer to leave it installed when you uninstall the core program. IIRC, Avast! and Spybot Search & Destroy both offer this.

I got the PRO version as a gift, but I disabled it so it didn't interfere with avast! as the real time protection of Malwarebytes PRO also offers anti-virus r.t. protection.

lawl

Did you purposely switch names there, because AVG is the one using a tonne more resources and the only thing it detects more is false positive en hasn't been relevant in the last 4 years. Malwarebytes was already used seperately

I've never had an issue with AVG using inordinate amounts of resources and it has done right by me for a long, long time

That's the stupidest idea ever. NOD32 = pay money for stuff Avast and MSE can do for free. If you said Kaspersky I would agree but not NOD32. NOD32 will give you more false possitives than Avast or MSE. Have used NOD32 some time ago - uses lots of resources and doesn't do shit.