Avast or 360. Have no problems so far.

install malwarebyte to pretect your online activities.

Installing an antivirus is a must unless you don't connect to internet or pendrive/exHDD...

If you just browsing trusted sites like LYN, microsoft, youtube, etc then Windows 8.1's Defender / MSE would do it... but I really don't recommend using it, even my bro laptop with Avast free got attacked by various PUP/toolbar/spyware (and yeah it depends on AV settings)

If you want the cheapest, here you go: Trend Micro IS 2015 1 year... I just got myself one few days ago but I'm planning to use BitDefender's free 6-month trial instead...

If you want cheaper than this then:
Avast free, Avira free, Bitdefender free, AVG free etc (surely wayyyy better than MSE)

Eset in my experience of using many kind of AV that really don't interrupt my heavy browsing and gaming installation activity etc... my fav of all time...

This post has been edited by nik91: Jul 11 2015, 02:19 PM

Hello! I am in need of anti-virus too. My friend says that Avira is good. But reading through this thread, I feel like Avira is not that good. Should I get the MSE?

if u really want a good subscription based antivirus, get norton. you won't regret.

What's the best offer they give so far? Still thinking whether to stick with a free one or to subscribe one.

Assuming you're on windows 8.1, you might want to have a good read on these links:

http://www.howtogeek.com/165522/15-system-...indows-anymore/
http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-8/do-you-n...-for-windows-8/
http://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/i-dont-use-a...ware-am-i-nuts/

Hope it helps.

Wow, i like these links especially the first one!! Thanks a lot!!

By the way, I do rmbr the shop keeper told me try to put my data, game, software in D drive instead of C drive.. It is because I can recover my laptop by using C drive when my D drive is infected with virus.. Sth deal with partition.. Is it true?

Hmm, the partition for C is usually "system drive" - for your system e.g. OS, applications, while D is usually for you to store game data (game local files), movies/videos, music -- any multimedia stuffs, also the data for applications (or also full application depends on the app itself). The shop keeper told you to do so is because yes, one of the reasons he/she had mentioned to you. However it can be also vice versa, if the "system drive" is infected with virus and the system files get corrupted (means ggwp) , the files in D won't be affected (means if you somehow recovered your laptops with help of someone else, you can still listen to your music, watch movies downloaded into D).

What he/she basically meant is that, if you accidentally downloaded malicious software/games (from some free websites full of malicious ads and popups) and install it on D, then suddenly the downloaded stuffs are in fact carrying viruses and infect the D drive, you can format the D drive since it is infecting that partition only, without infecting system drive ©. It's kind of like security measure. Also, windows defender and (sometimes) web browsers will block the downloaded softwares/games unless you yourself allow them to proceed

today malware has developed become quite advanced that it is possible for them to infect the whole computer or spread/duplicate them self to other location regardless of how many drives or partition your system has.

windows 8 built in antivirus and firewall is enough for average user. if u do visit some shady site, please get a proper antivirus to protect your system.

A Windows 7 user here. But the links are useful! Thank you

haha...i didnt know win 8.1 has AV. i must be away from LYN too long.LOL!

yes. norton

if you have high RAM can go for bitdefender.

I using kaspersky for 3 years and so far no unlucky incident.

i think every win can download AV? do i get wrong?

i feel like using free antivirus.. as kaspersky u hav to subscribe it every year

can.
i was referring to the built in AV in win 8

Norton is good.

mse all the way

MSE is the worst IMO . I still remembered my pc gt virus infection after few days I install it after uninstalling Kaspersky . LOL

it depends luck i guess.. my old laptop install MSE for 4 years, no virus at all