# Anti-malware **URL:** \ **Category:** Tech\ **Created:** [12 October 2016 17:30 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/anti-malware/1782 "2016-10-12T17:30:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sadoldgit](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/sadoldgit/32/44_2.png) [@Sadoldgit](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Sadoldgit)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2016 17:30 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/anti-malware/1782/1 "2016-10-12T17:30:30Z")
Can anyone please point me in the direction of some decent, free malware protection? ## Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![steveintheforest](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/steveintheforest/32/135_2.png) [@steveintheforest](https://www.sotonians.com/u/steveintheforest)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2016 17:34 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/anti-malware/1782/2 "2016-10-12T17:34:20Z")
Malawarebytes Free is excellent ---
**Author:** ![Sadoldgit](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/sadoldgit/32/44_2.png) [@Sadoldgit](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Sadoldgit)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2016 17:42 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/anti-malware/1782/3 "2016-10-12T17:42:29Z")
Thanks Steve. Does it offer real time protection do you know? ---
**Author:** ![steveintheforest](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/steveintheforest/32/135_2.png) [@steveintheforest](https://www.sotonians.com/u/steveintheforest)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2016 18:00 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/anti-malware/1782/4 "2016-10-12T18:00:56Z")
Not sure, I only use it to do the occasional scan but I think so … not home at the mo so can’t check. Just Google it. It’s pretty widely considered to be the best malaware sofware tho’ ---
**Author:** ![Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cobham-saint/32/99252_2.png) [@Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Cobham-Saint)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2016 18:07 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/anti-malware/1782/5 "2016-10-12T18:07:26Z")
I use malwarebytes too (& Avast antivir - paid for) Seems ok but I’m no expert… ---
**Author:** ![steveintheforest](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/steveintheforest/32/135_2.png) [@steveintheforest](https://www.sotonians.com/u/steveintheforest)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2016 18:22 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/anti-malware/1782/6 "2016-10-12T18:22:12Z")
Nor me … I just take everything the internet tells me as gospel. Takes all the brain strain out of learning :lou_wink: SOG … ignore that comment, Cob just brings out the smartarse in me. I stand by my recommendation ---
**Author:** ![Fowllyd](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/fowllyd/32/74248_2.png) [@Fowllyd](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Fowllyd)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2016 19:12 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/anti-malware/1782/7 "2016-10-12T19:12:30Z")
Malwarebytes is indeed excellent. The free version scans but doesn’t offer real-time protection; for that you have to pay. Eset is very good as paid-for AV products go - well priced, light on processor and memory use and not intrusive either. ---
**Author:** ![Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cobham-saint/32/99252_2.png) [@Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Cobham-Saint)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2016 19:15 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/anti-malware/1782/8 "2016-10-12T19:15:59Z")
What, are you saying the internet isn’t true?! I’m now sitting here in complete disbelief that everything has been a lie…So Barry is really a closet socialist and loves the Southampton club scene, and more shockingly that Bletch’s beloved Brewdog is actually the best brewery in the world!!! ---
**Author:** ![Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cobham-saint/32/99252_2.png) [@Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Cobham-Saint)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2016 19:36 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/anti-malware/1782/9 "2016-10-12T19:36:22Z")
How much is Eset? Avast was good but now becoming more intrusive & offering “free gifts” to reduce the cost of additional services to resolve issues that I’m fairly sure used to come as part of the package … :lou_angry: ---
**Author:** ![Sadoldgit](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/sadoldgit/32/44_2.png) [@Sadoldgit](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Sadoldgit)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2016 21:35 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/anti-malware/1782/10 "2016-10-12T21:35:29Z")
Thanks guys! ---
**Author:** ![Fowllyd](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/fowllyd/32/74248_2.png) [@Fowllyd](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Fowllyd)\ **Post date:** [12 October 2016 21:59 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/anti-malware/1782/11 "2016-10-12T21:59:08Z")
As with all these things, it varies. Cheapest is their anti-virus, which comes in at £30 for one PC for one year, but that reduces if you take it for two or three years (£63 for three years, £45 for two). And it drops further per PC if you buy it for more than one. Their Smart Security offering gives you more and costs rather more, though not a great deal - £40 for one PC for one year. Best value is the multi-user package, where you can cover five devices for three years for £126. You can find full details [here](https://shop.eset.co.uk/Store/Home-Windows). I work for an IT managed service provider, and Eset is our preferred AV product. I’m on the support/consultancy side of things, so I have a fair amount of experience of different AV products. Of the ones I’ve seen much of, I rate Eset most highly. ---
**Author:** ![Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cobham-saint/32/99252_2.png) [@Cobham-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Cobham-Saint)\ **Post date:** [13 October 2016 06:45 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/anti-malware/1782/12 "2016-10-13T06:45:41Z")
Cheers Fowllyd!