You can use kaspersky beta versions for free by downloading and installing it from their forum.
As a side note, after you install it you need to disable the debugging options once to get the optimal performance.
But why would I need it?
I’m mentioning this because I’ve noticed that Kaspersky is a common choice among many PC users I know. This might be useful information for those who are considering their options.
Additionally, when searching for antivirus recommendations on platforms like Reddit, Lemmy, or YouTube, Kaspersky frequently appears as a highly regarded option.
Microsoft Defender is good and free, but it is heavier on system resources than any reputable AV. Kasperskey is near the top for least impact on system performance.
Interesting. Do you have links that support your claims that I can read up on?
That chart doesn’t say anything about system resource usage.
Edit: found the performance chart now. Still no explanation on what performance tests(more than two sentences) they performed and how the scoring was applied.
TBH, that still looks good for MS. It suffered a little with compressed archives (mediocre), installation was “fast,” and the rest were “very fast.” Certainly not as perfect as some, but unless you’re doing lots of installs and working with compressed files, I bet nobody would even notice this difference in real world use cases.
The only place I notice Defender is on an old system (10 years) that’s had a billion changes - App installs/uninstalls, etc.
With a 4TB data drive, and a C drive that’s 90% full. Poor machine has been abused.
Don’t notice any issues on other machines, even when using 7zip on 100 gig archives.
why would I need the best Anti Viruse ?
Hahahaha
You must be too young to remember the shit show Kaspersky had in the early 2000’s.
I forget the details, but it was clear Kaspersky had become like Norton and the other formerly great names.
Kaspersky is a Russian company. No thank you.
Why would you use kaspersky?
I wouldn’t install it even if I would be paid.
“paid” schreibt man das.
anti virus is scam. Or malware themselves
kaspersky is a virus
Never pirate anything that runs with any privilege, that means antivirus, VPN etc.
Also, why use an av?
This is an offical beta version.
“Why use an av?”
Sadly, because JavaScript exists.
Oh oki.
About js. Why not just use something like ublock+ noscript + Firefox
Firefox on desktop is very bad in terms of performance.
Noscript, does not protect when you need javascript( this from a person who disable JavaScript in the browser settings)
ublock is not bullet proof and still has a lot of blind spots.
This is the piracy community so I’ll write it out:
If you are pirating software you probably need an antivirus and windows defender is easily bypassable.If you’re going to make your system worse, you should also combine with Norton anti virus too.
Either that, or just use the Microsoft one that is free
why the heck would I want this when clam exists?!
Immunet shutdown in jan, so no clam.
? “latest version 1.3.1 / 17 April 2024”
you don’t have to run clam from the cloud
I believe you can’t run clamav as av on windows.
Last update 2021
Only reasonable purchase for anti virus are for companies where all it could take is one weak link for a hacker to cause all sorts of trouble. Common sense is best AV.
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Only AVs worth your time are:
common sense
an open source ad and tracker blocker
MS Defender if on Windows
ClamAV (or nothing like most people) if on Linux
But I think Kaspersky already offers real time protection on the free tierwhat are the additional features in this method ?
