Best Antivirus 2024 | Top Picks for Windows 10 & 11 (which is #1?)

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0:18 Introduction
1:19 What to look for in antivirus?
2:01 Norton
4:21 Kaspersky
7:38 Bitdefender
11:32 McAfee Antivirus

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[NotAltergeist]

For those who are unaware, this is basically a paid ad, not a real review

[amber_m_OT_nerd]

I had McAfee. When my computer stopped working, I used a different scanner and found over 2, 000 trojans and other malware on my machine. It was terrible for me.

[TruthBeTold]

I was on a free trial for the AVG multi-device protection, but received no notice from AVG when it was about to expire. On Jul 2, 2023, they sent me an email saying that my bank card declined their attempt to process payment for $77.99. Yes, in late June I deactivated my card since it got wet and wasn't working properly, and got a new card. I then emailed AVG on July 2, stating that I did not receive notification from them that my free trial was expiring, and that I changed my bank card, and did NOT authorize them to bill me. In spite of my very clear words, AVG went around my back, and managed to get my new bank card number from a third party online, and processed the transaction, even though I had specifically told them not to. This is devious and unethical. I will never use AVG again.

[axq]

Eset, Sophos, F-Secure, Emsisoft just to name a few, which should at least have been included in the AV comparison. Furthermore the ratings are rather subjective. Actual 0-day malware samples being put to the test, the ability to recover after an infection etc.. are a more quantitative measure. Likewise for the percentage of blocked phishing links etc..

[Miguel_]

I'd like a video based just on security aspects, not features. But of course, great video!

[ragathielcross]

not sure how i feel because norton itself has been labled as a virus forever and was horribly know to do things on your PC without ur permission.

[Aaa]

I have had mcafee for about 5 months… recently my PC got really slow. Im thinking of transferring to Kaspersky, anyone has it? Do you think it will solve my PC slowness?

[lucalive]

23 years with Kaspersky, nothing is better.

[Moschaa]

for me the one and only Antivirus is Avast, it has many features, is very protective and easy to use. What u want more?

[krishankumar-fhwd]

Kaspersky has been the bestest among all ! I wud rate 10/10, then bitdefender in second position,

[IloveBBso]

I think it’s not just a problem because of the recent events in Russia. I think it’s a problem for any security company that are not located at your home country or/and follow the laws and the rules of your home country in my case USA.

[LokiDWolf]

I'm currently looking for antivirus programs so this was a good reference. And though I'm not interested in McAfee, I don't understand why you referred to a report about them that is dated in 2013. I used to use Norton all the time. So, leaning that way. Though BitDefender is also a contender.
Thanks for the video!

[Ouzotime]

TY for the video, What do you think of TotalAV

[vickz]

good video but in my opionon norton is not that good. Im a norton user and it has good features but protecting your system.... not that good compared to other softwares like kaspersky

[EHD]

Norton is good but are extremely tricky on Billing. Your Menu will show all sorts of extra stuff with no pricing, it just says FREE TRIAL. Then Norton will deduct double, triple, or more from your Bank Account after the 30 60 or 90 days. Almost impossible to find details and cancel those 'extras'. Don't even think about getting them on the Phone or getting your money back. Think about that before you click on

[RobKHere]

You forgot to speak on one of the original AV, gdata out of Germany. PC mag tested it last and recommended it

[pcflyer]

I switched from norton because of the adds and when I installed Avast free version avast found 1300 viruses and trojans and malware

[naifox]

Why you never show trendmicro antivirus ?

[Bond]

Another sales channel. have a look at which affiliate links pay the most and you will see why those products are Top rated by all the affiliates!
It seems all the VPN affiliates are branching out to antivirus now as companies are offering more money for each sale they get.
You can not trust reviews or recommendations that are only based on how much a person will make - if you watch all the other affiliate advertising channels you will see they have different deals and all say different things. The products are not reviewed on any technical basis or if tests were run, they would all give the same results.

[Tomb_Raider]

Can you please give your insight about Trend Micro AV ? Which tier it belongs as per your opinion ?