Do you have problems with Avast antivirus/firewall pop-ups using IORR? Then please see this:

How to Disable Avast 2015 Pop-up Notifications
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There is nothing wrong with IORR and the security of reading posts on IORR, but some times firewall and antivirus software may get a bit crazy about sending false warnings...

Bjornulf



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-12-19 14:10 by bv.

I rather let the pop-ups pop up and keep visiting IORR
These pop-ups might be useful in other cases, no ?

Are 3rd party anti-virus programs even necessary with all the built in Windows protection these days?

I've had more computer problems when I used to use them than I ever had since I decided not to. Especially when the subscription periods ran out and my computer started "mysteriously" getting hung up or acting strangely and I would be continuously bombarded with notices and pop ups that a renewal was necessary.

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Are 3rd party anti-virus programs even necessary with all the built in Windows protection these days?

This is a very good point.

I'm of the view that (for all of its other faults) Windows has now got good built in protection. (MSE if you are on W7, rebadged as Defender on W10).

That installed and regularly updated is almost all you need.

Other products tend to have a dreadful hit on performance.

(In addition to the Microsoft products it's also worth running Malwarebytes standalone once a week or so. Just in case).

(Also stop visiting dodgy sites, and opening emails from people you don't know etc etc).

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Naturalust
Are 3rd party anti-virus programs even necessary with all the built in Windows protection these days?

This is a very good point.

I'm of the view that (for all of its other faults) Windows has now got good built in protection. (MSE if you are on W7, rebadged as Defender on W10).

That installed and regularly updated is almost all you need.

Other products tend to have a dreadful hit on performance.

(In addition to the Microsoft products it's also worth running Malwarebytes standalone once a week or so. Just in case).

(Also stop visiting dodgy sites, and opening emails from people you don't know etc etc).

Windows 10 built-in security only seems good because they set the bar so low in previous versions of Windows.

They intentionally leave a "back door" opening to this day among other inherent security issues.

Still not on par for security with most other operating systems that I am aware of.

Although,I agree that some 3rd party Windows anti-virus software programs are worse than others. Some may not be worth the time. Others will provide at least a somewhat improved degree of security but nothing to feel reasonably safe about.

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Are 3rd party anti-virus programs even necessary with all the built in Windows protection these days?

I've had more computer problems when I used to use them than I ever had since I decided not to. Especially when the subscription periods ran out and my computer started "mysteriously" getting hung up or acting strangely and I would be continuously bombarded with notices and pop ups that a renewal was necessary.

Your maybe right...but just in case.......I used AVG for years.......and forgot Avast which I used many years ago....so I removed AVG and installed Avast ....did a deep scan and found two urgent viruses..............let's see how it will work and not slow down my computer

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Are 3rd party anti-virus programs even necessary with all the built in Windows protection these days?

I've had more computer problems when I used to use them than I ever had since I decided not to. Especially when the subscription periods ran out and my computer started "mysteriously" getting hung up or acting strangely and I would be continuously bombarded with notices and pop ups that a renewal was necessary.

Your maybe right...but just in case.......I used AVG for years.......and forgot Avast which I used many years ago....so I removed AVG and installed Avast ....did a deep scan and found two urgent viruses..............let's see how it will work and not slow down my computer

I suspect Avast would have found those two urgent viruses even if it was run on a new computer right out on the box. I can only speak for myself but my performance on all three of my PC's has been fine without any 3rd party virus protection software. My several bad experiences with discs crashing all happened when I had 3rd party software installed. Not that they were responsible for the disc crashes but who knows?